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Missle Man with Bruce Simson

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Bruce Simpson from the Xjet Youtube channel joins Dave to discuss RC aircraft and creating an international incident by developing a DIY cruise missle!

He runs the world’s longest running blog website!
He’s on Twitter

  • Pulsejet vs Xjet technology
  • A visit from the New Zealand intelligence agency
  • V1 vs V2 German missle technology
  • Using electrostatic gradient and thermal grading for maintaining altitude
  • Tricopters
  • What keeps a quadcopter in the air?
  • CAA in NZ trying to shut him down and regulation red tape
  • DJI drones and Geofencing
  • DJI firmware bricking
  • Tradeoff of rotor numbers. Octocopters vs Hex vs Quad
  • Shrouded blades and the Coanda effect
  • Beating Betz's Law
  • The futility of hydrogen powered cars
  • The absurdity of magnetic fuel savers, 5G USB shields and other scams
  • FPV vs Line of Sight flying
  • Video transmission technology and bandwidth
  • Model jet turbine engines vs full scale
  • Parkinson's disease and management strategies
    • ...more
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