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15th January 2014, 13:48
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top-dollar drones : http://www.service-drone.com/en-gb/shop/uav
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15th January 2014, 12:18
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I'm not too much of a fan of Eurosport's helicopter work to be honest, I prefer the onboards :D My favourite helicopter shot would be this one from 1:17 onwards...
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15th January 2014, 10:45
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Those crafts are more often than not stabilized via computer algorithms (hence they are called "drones" and not helicopters), so the piloting part can be mastered quite easily. Motors have plenty of...
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15th January 2014, 00:41
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very nice video indeed!
as for the cost, professional turnkey solutions are in excess of 15.000 eur (which is still relatively cheap compared to full-scale helis, but not quite as fast-going) but... -
30th September 2013, 14:58
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Nice pictures. I cannot wait to see it running competitively!
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29th September 2013, 01:17
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The other point of view would be 2013, vine.co, social media ;)
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21st September 2013, 11:38
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I prefer the looks of the Fiesta before the facelift :(
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8th July 2013, 19:09
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I highly doubt WRC engines could produce 350 or...
I highly doubt WRC engines could produce 350 or even 400 hp with a 34mm restrictor in the turbocharger. With 33% engine efficiency the theoretical upper limit is 335 hp
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8th July 2013, 14:51
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The restrictor limits the maximum theoretical...
The restrictor limits the maximum theoretical output of WRC cars engines.
With the 34mm restrictor of 2.0L engines, theoretical limit was around 330 hp IIRC, a bit less with the new 33mm one, but... -
7th July 2013, 23:17
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425 NM of torque at 5000 RPM means that the Polo...
425 NM of torque at 5000 RPM means that the Polo has ~300 HP at 80% of the max power revs, meaning that there is 20% of the engine range where power is near maximal.
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7th July 2013, 19:17
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As stated in a different thread, engine torque...
As stated in a different thread, engine torque does not mean much when it comes to performance comparison. What matters is HP & RPM and the gearbox ratios.
1.6L engine have similar power curve as...
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was playing v-rally 3 on my game boy advanced emulator here. such a fun game. some stages have reaaally fun elevation changes and some good scenery by the shore (i guess its the french event). you...
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