FLYING GRASS CUTTER

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16 Responses to “FLYING GRASS CUTTER”

  • 1
    HUH?!
    March 24th, 2008 20:57

    The heck did he do? change the blade so it became a propeller?

  • 2
    Fill
    April 5th, 2008 22:45

    It’s a model airplane design that is made to look like a lawnmower. You can search the web for plans and kits. Fun to watch one fly, thanks for the video!

  • 3
    That Guy
    April 6th, 2008 05:38

    WTF!

    that doesn’t seem possible.

  • 4
    Tridio
    April 15th, 2008 01:03

    this thing can fly because it believed it could =)

  • 5
    ShawnPitman
    April 15th, 2008 18:11

    It’s clearly impossible. If it were something to do with the blade acting as a propeller then there would be no method of regulating forward motion. Even if there were, then there would be no way of motivating the air downwards (like a helicopter) since the top is covered.

    Probably good CGI, or the lawnmower is suspended somehow for most of the shots (it goes upside down once).

    If this were to be an actual flying lawn mower, then there would have to be MANY RC airplane engines at the front and a method for maintaining control. Call it 5 engines total, and at least 3 GOOD control surfaces with a high stability rating.

  • 6
    ShawnPitman
    April 15th, 2008 18:13

    Upon a second viewing, it does appear to be real. I would guess that this is half scale (no more) and is made of balsa wood. The control surfaces are evident on the rear and the handle probably has at least one control surface on it. It appears to only have one engine which still gives me trouble, but I suppose that would be easy to explain if the mower were one quarter scale or lighter than solid balsa (foam perhaps).

  • 7
    logic
    April 21st, 2008 05:40

    it’s a model plane, I saw this on discovery channel, he built one to look like a chair too

  • 8
    BB
    April 23rd, 2008 02:23

    It’s an RC plane — a bit smaller than a real lawnmower. It’s 24″ wide and weighs about 6 pounds. You can buy one here:

    http://www.redrockethobbies.com/Flying_Thingz_Sky_Cutter_p/ftz3001a.htm

  • 9
    Murlough
    April 25th, 2008 11:28

    I assume that the wings are the handle and crossbar. But seriously what shitty music its embarrassing watching this.

  • 10
    Super Dave
    April 26th, 2008 19:33

    who cares how it happened? Just let it be awesome.

  • 11
    douche
    April 27th, 2008 02:19

    sean pitman is the exact type of douche that just ruins the internet.

  • 12
    johnny
    April 28th, 2008 11:18

    Sean pitman the know it all. who knows nothing. I love it when people like you are wrong

  • 13
    anonymous
    April 28th, 2008 20:45

    I’ve stopped noticing when know-it-alls are wrong. they almost always are.

  • 14
    Anonymous
    April 29th, 2008 18:12

    Shawn Pitman is the exact type of douche who makes the Internet a better place

  • 15
    Behemoth
    May 12th, 2008 11:00

    You gotta love people who just say “this is clearly impossible blablabla” :P

    Shawn is right and so were a few more people, the RC kit can be bought online and in many shops around the US
    http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/flying-lawn-mower.html
    this is a description

    http://www.redrockethobbies.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=FTZ3001A&Click=6136
    this is a shop selling the kit
    it’s made of balsa, plastic and plywood

    and it’s AWESOME

  • 16
    Mark
    July 19th, 2008 14:49

    Wow. It’s actually pretty easy to see how this is done. It looks impressive at first because conventionally we think of mowers as large, heavy and cumbersome. But if this was just a hollow model of a mower made out of plastic, it would maybe weigh an ounce or two and most electric model airplane motors have sufficient power to lift an ounce or two helicopter style straight up. If you freeze the video in certain spots it’s apparent that the motor is mounted on the front and the entire body of the mower is hollow and airfoil-shaped: this is a flying wing. The handle functions like a modified t-tail, sort of like one on a learjet. The control surfaces are towards the back of the mower and are apparent in certain shots.

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