HELIKOPTER HELIKOPTER

I'd post a Roflcopter, but that kinda ascii art doesn't quite work on Brickset.

Being an aviation buff, I'm cringing at the fact that there's no skid to keep the tail rotor from striking the ground.

@Maxbricks14 said:
"Such an original name. There are probably 100+ sets with the word 'Helicopter' in it."

I tried searching for "Helicopter," and got a lot of results, but a lot of those are sets that just have the tag; I don't feel like going down that list to see how many have the actual word in their name. If someone else wants to try, though, I will thank you for your service!

@MCLegoboy said:
"1970s and there's a Helicopter?
*Fortunate Son intensifies*"

This one is a bit too late in the decade for that.

It looks like it would get a bit chilly flying that thing

I'm a fan of oldschool Technic and I have enough x16 beams and gears, but not sure about axels. I'll check.

IMO the biplane alternative model looks better than the main one. The unfinished cockpit is quite weird.

@TheOtherMike said:
"Being an aviation buff, I'm cringing at the fact that there's no skid to keep the tail rotor from striking the ground.

@Maxbricks14 said:
"Such an original name. There are probably 100+ sets with the word 'Helicopter' in it."

I tried searching for "Helicopter," and got a lot of results, but a lot of those are sets that just have the tag; I don't feel like going down that list to see how many have the actual word in their name. If someone else wants to try, though, I will thank you for your service!"

I searched Bricklink for helicopter and found 160 sets that have that word in there name

@T79 said:
"You can run a SQL query, e.g. like this:
SELECT * FROM Sets
WHERE (SetName LIKE '%Helicopter%')
ORDER BY SortKey ASC"
How do you actually enter an SQL search query into the Brickset search? Didn't return any results for me.

@AustinPowers said:
" @T79 said:
"You can run a SQL query, e.g. like this:
SELECT * FROM Sets
WHERE (SetName LIKE '%Helicopter%')
ORDER BY SortKey ASC"
How do you actually enter an SQL search query into the Brickset search? Didn't return any results for me."

Click 'my menu' on top right and under 'my stuff' there is an entry called 'queries'. Although it would appear you cannot paste a query there so you'll have to create your own, maybe a feature request for @Huw (or does it already exist and I'm just missing it)?
Under 1. Construct your query, click select and choose name, next box change equals to contains, next box enter Helicopter and that should be all you need to enter so click 'generate sql', then under 2. Run your query you can click 'execute query'.
I hope my explanation is clear enough?

EDIT: I just ran it again without changing equals to contains and turns out there are 37 sets called just that, Helicopter :-)

Ah, A technic set from he one year before it woul be a regular RSotD instead of a VSotD

Just look at the sheer amount of mechanisms! Classic technic holding nothing back to do a lot with very little!

@EvilTwin said:
"It looks like it would get a bit chilly flying that thing"

Yeah but think of the mileage you’d get being so lightweight!

@T79: thank you very much for the explanation. I had no idea that this feature existed.
This might prove highly useful.

Wow look at step 20 of the chopper. That would take 20 steps in modern day instructions.

'Please remain seated until rotors have totally stopped moving, or you might end up a bit shorter than you were at the start of the flight...'

@Murdoch17 said:
"'Please remain seated until rotors have totally stopped moving, or you might end up a bit shorter than you were at the start of the flight...'"

Cheap haircut though!

@T79 said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"Being an aviation buff, I'm cringing at the fact that there's no skid to keep the tail rotor from striking the ground.

@Maxbricks14 said:
"Such an original name. There are probably 100+ sets with the word 'Helicopter' in it."

I tried searching for "Helicopter," and got a lot of results, but a lot of those are sets that just have the tag; I don't feel like going down that list to see how many have the actual word in their name. If someone else wants to try, though, I will thank you for your service!"

You can run a SQL query, e.g. like this:
SELECT * FROM Sets
WHERE (SetName LIKE '%Helicopter%')
ORDER BY SortKey ASC

This returned a list of 138 sets with Helicopter in the title arranged by set number, from 253 Helicopter and Pilot to a book without set number, ISBN9780486832357 Lego Action Vehicles: Police Helicopter, Fire Truck, Ambulance, and More."

I don't know why I didn't think of a query. Unlike @AustinPowers, I was already familiar with the feature, so I have no excuse. Incidentally, Austin, you can save a query if you foresee running it again in the future.

@TheOtherMike: thanks, good to know.

The missing cockpit makes it actually match the car chassis from the same year (which is probably what they had in mind here).

Wasn't there even some image showing how to "finish" both models?

This...isn't terrible. Good job, VSotW!

@WizardOfOss said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"'Please remain seated until rotors have totally stopped moving, or you might end up a bit shorter than you were at the start of the flight...'"

Cheap haircut though!"

Jackie Chan haircut.

Sweet memories of my childhood!

@WizardOfOss said:
"One of the classics! Sure looks a bit uncomfortable to fly (but then again, after working all day on your 850 and 851, and then driving back home in your 853 you're probably used to being exposed to the elements...), but still very cool construction considering the parts available at the time. I mean, how many other Lego helicopters have even had collective pitch control since?"

To answer that last question, I believe it's two: The 9396 helicopter from 2012, and the more recent Airbus one, which also had cyclic control

@Maxbricks14 said:
"Such an original name. There are probably 100+ sets with the word 'Helicopter' in it."

Back then it wasn't so common. There were only 2 "Rescue Helicopter" sets, a "Police Helicopter", a "Helicopter and Pilot", an "Ambulance and Helicopter", and this one that had been released by the end of 1977. And (clearly) only this one set that was Technic / Expert Builder.

Wizards and anachronistic name insulters should know better.

@TeraMedia said:
"Wizards and anachronistic name insulters should know better."

Hey, what did I do wrong?

Earlier, I expressed concern about this helicopter/s lack of a skid to keep the tail rotor from striking the ground. But at least it *has* a tail rotor, unlike 1294, the current RSotD.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @TeraMedia said:
"Wizards and anachronistic name insulters should know better."

Hey, what did I do wrong?"

You did nothing wrong. @TeraMedia should know better than to meddle in the affairs of wizards.