Certified vs experimental chopper

[Spring Ford]

Certified is apparently $40,000. How much might an experimental version cost?

https://dragonsofwaltonstreet.com/products/helicopter-bed

 

[MauleSkinner]

A helicopter with a conning tower? That IS experimental!

 

[GaryM]

You'd think for that kind of money, the rotor would at least be a functional ceiling fan, but apparently it is not.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Looks like a coffin.

 

[Velocity173]

What the heck is ladder for?

 

[MauleSkinner]

What the heck is ladder for?

To get to the conning tower.

 

[Velocity173]

To get to the conning tower.

And what do you do when you get up there?

 

[wanttaja]

What the heck is ladder for?

To get to the conning tower.

And what do you do when you get up there?

Con.

Ron Wanttaja

 

[DaleB]

Con.

Like a pro.

 

[Velocity173]

Con.

Ron Wanttaja

Ok, that makes sense. Every helicopter should come standard with a conning tower.

 

[Ted]

Looks like a coffin.

Isn’t that the definition of any helicopter?

 

[wayne]

And what do you do when you get up there?

There's a desk up there, plus switches for lights.



Wayne

 

[Velocity173]

There's a desk up there, plus switches for lights.



Wayne

I just noticed that. Gotta little mic on the side as well. Hopefully that’s hooked up to a loud speaker that the parents will love. $40K is a small price to pay for that type of set up.

 

[Bell206]

Isn’t that the definition of any helicopter?

FWIW: would gladly take my chances in a rotary coffin over a plank wing coffin any day of the week.

 

[Wingsofglass]

I don't think that's a desk. I think that's where the controller plugs in. I just spent $20k fixing a ding in one propeller blade. That bed looks like a pretty good deal.

 

[smv]

In its latest attempt to reduce manning, combine missions, and hold true to the tradition of building a machine that accomplishes multiple functions very poorly, the US Navy rolls out it latest creation: The Submacopter. Also known as a Helimarine. It may not be able to fly or submerge, but you can be certain it cost a lot of money!

 

[wayne]

I don't think that's a desk. I think that's where the controller plugs in. I just spent $20k fixing a ding in one propeller blade. That bed looks like a pretty good deal.

According to the description on the website it is.

Our kids helicopter bed is equipped with blue and white exterior lighting and a stunning array of gadgets, like switches and buttons, located on the top deck by the desk.​

Wayne

 

[Morgan3820]

Isn’t that the definition of any helicopter?

Or “An airborne metal fatigue testing apparatus with all of the aerodynamics of a rotating bag of bricks. An aeronautical single point compromise.“

 

[MauleSkinner]

According to the description on the website it is.

Our kids helicopter bed is equipped with blue and white exterior lighting and a stunning array of gadgets, like switches and buttons, located on the top deck by the desk.​

Wayne

 

[bnt83]

Looks like a coffin.

I'm leaning towards casket.

 

[Ted]

Or “An airborne metal fatigue testing apparatus with all of the aerodynamics of a rotating bag of bricks. An aeronautical single point compromise.“

"Thousands of parts flying in loose formation around an oil leak."

 

[Zeldman]

As part of our bespoke children's bed collection,

Shoot, no adult size....

 

[Seanaldinho]

What the heck is ladder for?

In-flight tightening of the jesus nut.

 

[A Martin]

ADULT .... What a strange bed
BOY .........It is a pretend helicopter

ADULT ......What is the ladder for ?
BOY .........Climbing to the conning tower

ADULT ...... What do you do in the conning tower ?
BOY ......... Pretend it is a submarine

 

[GaryM]

I think the market for this must be well-to-do, doting parents, who want to encourage their child to pursue a career in aviation.

Thus insuring that the kid will never have $40K available to spend frivolously on the next generation.

 

[MauleSkinner]

ADULT .... What a strange bed
BOY .........It is a pretend helicopter

ADULT ......What is the ladder for ?
BOY .........Climbing to the conning tower

ADULT ...... What do you do in the conning tower ?
BOY ......... Pretend it is a submarine

Grownups ask the silliest questions.

 

[A Martin]

ADULT ..... why is the tip of the blade bent like that
KID ........ it is for when you have too much gas
ADULT ..... how does it work
KID ........ it lets the helicopter BURP


.

(for the fixed wingers .... BERP stands for British Experimental Rotor-blade Programme)

 

[A Martin]

ADULT ..... I see it has a cyclic control sticking up in the front of the bed
KID ......... yup , my dad insisted it have one
ADULT ...... why
KID .... he said a helicopter cyclic is the best fun a guy can have playing with a stick between his legs without going blind

 

[flyingron]

I forwarded this to a friend of mine who built an experimental helicopter. He said at $46,000+ this bed cost more than his aircraft.

 

[MauleSkinner]

I forwarded this to a friend of mine who built an experimental helicopter. He said at $46,000+ this bed cost more than his aircraft.

But did he have a conning tower?

 

[flyingron]

But did he have a conning tower?

No, he just pulls up on the collective.

 

[Bill]

Obviously this is for...


Wait for it...



Helicopter parents!

 

[Zeldman]

Obviously this is for...


Wait for it...



Helicopter parents!