RC Helicopter + 1911 remote defense?

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Some folks shouldn't be allowed to own guns, or R/C helo's, or web-cams!

Reminds me of a guy who built an R/C Battleship years ago, with real working .38 Special main gun turrents.
Lucky he didn't kill himself and several other people with it.

Not to mention the poor swans & geese!

rcmodel
 
Might not break a law...but I personally don't think it's too good of an idea...an accidental miswiring or a piloting error could lead to more then money being lost....

Although, I gotta admit it's pretty neat!
 
People wonder why ridiculous laws get written all the time.:scrutiny:
 
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I can't think of a law that gets broken here.
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Only because nobody ever thought there would be a need for a law!

I flew R/C aircraft for many years.
Radios glitch and sometimes fail, pilots make mistakes.

Mr. Murphy is looking over your shoulder every time you start an engine.

I got to wonder how many times those guys looked down the barrel of that loaded gun before they got the film shooting & editing done!

rcmodel
 
I gotta agree with RC on that one (how many times people were looking down the barrel of a loaded 45 just to get a moment's worth of footage).:eek:

Someone nearby presses to open their garage door and this gun goes off -- hopefully not maiming or killing anyone.
 
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Though, it is neat to see innovation of this sort on a shoestring budget. Easily 10,000 times cheaper than a military model, but still functional.

I'm not going to argue about practicality, but assume the need arises for such a device, this is a damn good proof-of-concept. Hey, with any luck the next 5th floor hostage stand-off will occur within 10 miles of this guy.

Certainly a military model would provide increased accuracy, ruggedness, secure radio control hardened against interference, and a good dozen safety interlocks. But we're talking about pennies on the hundred dollars, here.
 
I can't think of a law that gets broken here.
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Some state have anti-booby trap laws, that outlaw things like shotguns with a string between the trigger and the door knob, so the gun fires out the doorway when the door opens. I suspect the wording in those laws might make it illegal to set up any firearm so it can fire without direct action by a shooter.

Anyway, like post #6 above, I’m calling Airsoft. A real 1911 is too heavy for the model to lift, the the recoil would flip the model out of the sky.
 
It's not an air-soft.

You can see the bullets kicking up dirt in front of the target.

Anyway, that is one humongous model Helo, probably gyro stablized, and a .45's recoil snap would have little effect on it.

rcmodel
 
I would think at least one felony is being demonstrated here, FCC rules, regulations, mechanical means of firing a deadly weapon and all that -- just for starters.

Yes, it would be nice if it could be used in a hostage situation on a 5th floor, however I don't see the camera and the control to know exactly where the gun is aimed.

There should be built-in safety devices to absolutely prevent any firing unless all safety precautions have been met.

I seriously doubt that is in place here. Call me a killjoy if you want. I'd rather be a killjoy than have someone breathing through a tube and in a wheelchair the rest of their life because some person came up with this contraption.
 
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Anyway, like post #6 above, I’m calling Airsoft. A real 1911 is too heavy for the model to lift, the the recoil would flip the model out of the sky.
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Mmm, I'm going to have to say it's a real Springfield 1911. Unless they spent way too much time doctoring the video with special effects and after effects, that is clearly a real pistol firing live rounds.

1) You can see muzzle flash. 2) You can see smoke discharge. 3) You can see earth disturbed with each firing. 4) You can see the gun cycle with each round, and recoil slightly when fired.

Mind you, this is a pretty expensive helicopter. You won't find this in the christmas isle at your hardware store.
 
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I would think at least one felony is being demonstrated here, FCC rules, regulations, mechanical means of firing a deadly weapon and all that -- just for starters.
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I can't find any FCC rules that would apply. The RC is certainly Part-15 compliant, unless there's an obscure clause to Part-15 about "mission-critical" devices. However, there may be FAA regulations broken here. I'm not sure about weaponry flown in public airspace, and that may be a county forest road.
 
repeat post----interesting but was done last week
voids your AMA insurance & membership. and im sure the local police would be standing 3 deep to arrest you without even having any specific charges.
danger aside from interferance [very slight] i have seen 'pilots' control these machines with the same finess as minnosota fats did a cue-ball. the piolt could go kamakazi with the blades and it would be as leathal as the gun. light loads with a light spring. fun to watch but i aint gonna risk $3+ grand.
 
i have seen 'pilots' control these machines with the same finess as minnosota fats did a cue-ball.
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I have seen the same thing!

I have also seen the same pilot stick his 2-grand HC in the ground up to the engine on more then one occasion!

Also had them chase me through the pits at waist-high altitude due to a radio glitch!

rcmodel
 
rcmodel,

Good thing the thing didn't have a 45 mounted on it, you might have been dancing!:eek:
 
I've sometimes wondered if a camera and a little single-shot shotgun barrel could be mounted on an RC plane and chase flying ducks with it.
Sorta like motorized falconry.
 
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