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PeteCotton Guru  Joined: 13/08/2020 Location: CanadaPosts: 526 |
I've not been very active on the forum for the last few weeks, as I've been tied up with mounting the harrier on beams (so pub patrons can sit underneath it). It was a lot of fun. My next step is to mount LEDs underneath and inside it (and potentially a sound system and smoke machine/fans) and control them with a PLC to produce a more dynamic experience. Here I am to provide some sort of scale.  And with our first patrons underneath.  Video of the final lift here: https://1drv.ms/v/s!AnkZn9N9Pt1fyaYYSSCLAb-HZguLlQ?e=Wj93SF Now, to enjoy a nice pint of Guinness under the shade of it's wings! |
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SimpleSafeName Guru Joined: 28/07/2019 Location: United StatesPosts: 346 |
Likewise. I just returned from helping setup our controls on a drill rig for a UK group of scientists doing some exploration on the L/B Robert.  |
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| WhiteWizzard Guru Joined: 05/04/2013 Location: United KingdomPosts: 2927 |
Nice work there with the harrier! If only you had edited out the crane and straps in the video - it would have then looked like a real VTOL onto the beams!! |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7475 |
Those are both really cool. :) Great video, Pete! Edited 2025-05-03 18:06 by Mixtel90 Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1136 |
Heck, I wouldn't be able to resist sticking some speakers in there with sound FX. "Automatic vertical take off has been initiated, system checks underway" [Turbofan spinning-up sound effect]  |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3300 |
Way cool PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7475 |
I'm sure those steerable exhaust vents could produce a welcome, cooling breeze for the tables below. :) Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| PeteCotton Guru Joined: 13/08/2020 Location: CanadaPosts: 526 |
Thank you all! Very cool! I like this idea! Maybe a task for somebody good at video editing. I know! We have some great ideas. We're going to experiment with it over the summer. We were toying with the idea of a smoke machine with fans that would blow smoke down, linked with red LED's to give the impression of hot blast air (yes, I know technically the front two steerable exhaust are cool bypass air and only the rear thrusters are hot - but that might require some explaining). But I think ultimately we might forego the smoke machine. We were thinking of putting misting lines under the wings to spray cool water over the punters on the really hot days. Edited 2025-05-04 03:37 by PeteCotton |
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