First start-ups
Not first actually: the helicopter was powered with two 30 hp RMZ-640
2-stroke engines but it was too difficult to make them working sinchronously.
Now the powerplant is 85-hp Lada VAZ-2109 engine.
First seconds the engine is running - the swe..e..atest moments for any
homebuilder.
Fin and stab aren't installed yet but Nick expects that helo will be ready for
technical inspection this summer.
I've asked him about why the helicopter is so low - it is obviously dangerous
when it whirls on the ground. The answer was simple - it was built in the
limited height hangar :)