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Title: dead cat helicopter !
Post by: bradistani on June 04, 2012, 10:01:59 AM
Purr-fect way to give dead cat a new lease of life: Turn it into a helicopter
A Dutch artist has paid a rather unusual tribute to his dead cat Orville - by turning the animal into a flying machine.


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Bart Jansen teamed up with radio control helicopter pilot Arjen Beltman to create a special flying mechanism for the pet, who died recently after being run over by a car.

Dubbed 'the Orvillecopter', the result of their collaboration was exhibited in an Amsterdam gallery as part of the Kunstrai art festival.

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Propellers have been attached to each of the stuffed cat's four paws, enabling him to fly across rooms at the touch of a remote control.

Jansen has insisted that the project is a respectful and appropriate way of honouring his beloved cat, who was named after American aviation pioneer Orville Wright.

'After a period of mourning he received his propellers posthumously,' the artist said.

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However, it seems that the machine is not yet the finished article and Jansen has pledged to make improvements to the design, as the Orvillecopter cannot yet fly without interruptions.

'He will receive more powerful engines and larger props for his birthday. So this hopping will soon change into steady flight,' he explained.

Title: Re: dead cat helicopter !
Post by: Stark on June 04, 2012, 10:16:27 AM
lol waiting for the dogooders having a problem with that
Title: Re: dead cat helicopter !
Post by: mass243 on June 04, 2012, 10:17:39 AM


would love to try my new Surface-to-Air-Missile against that flying piece of shit !!!


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Title: Re: dead cat helicopter !
Post by: King Shizzo on June 04, 2012, 10:49:07 AM
First, he is Dutch (no surprise there) Second, that is some creepy shit.
Title: Re: dead cat helicopter !
Post by: Radical Plato on June 04, 2012, 11:01:46 AM
What I would like to see is a cat riding this man's corpse down a snow covered hill as if he was a Bobsled! Fairs fair
Title: Re: dead cat helicopter !
Post by: Tapeworm on June 04, 2012, 11:44:26 AM
Must have been reinforced during taxidermy to maintain the necessary structural rigidity.  Probably 3/8" aluminum tube carrying control cables with a threaded end to facilitate attachment of the rotor assemblies.  A hydrogen bladder would aid buoyancy but increases the risk of fireballing.
Title: Re: dead cat helicopter !
Post by: makaveli25 on June 04, 2012, 11:46:18 AM
Stupid why would you want to do that  ???
Title: Re: dead cat helicopter !
Post by: bradistani on June 04, 2012, 11:51:10 AM
What I would like to see is a cat riding this man's corpse down a snow covered hill as if he was a Bobsled! Fairs fair

now that would be a sight to see  ;D
Title: Re: dead cat helicopter !
Post by: JasonH on June 04, 2012, 12:01:10 PM
Hahaha funny shit!!  ;D