PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Shutting down in high winds
View Single Post
Old 3rd Aug 2005, 12:26
  #9 (permalink)  
Devil 49
"Just a pilot"
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Jefferson GA USA
Age: 74
Posts: 632
Received 7 Likes on 4 Posts
kissmysquirrel-
I was calling the typical Bell semi-rigid, two-blade rotor, a "teetering" head. Because they tilt freely at the head and mast, they seem to be more problematic in the wind. If a gust tips the disc with enough energy to encounter the droop stops, the disc can start bouncing off the stops. That cycle's phase becomes is the strongest influnce on disc tilt and isn't easily controlled once excited, as it occurs at low RPM when cyclic is ineffective. If the blade hits the stop at the most inopportune time, the aft blade will flex and strike tailboom, winglets, whatever, in spite of the fuselage being aligned with the wind, cross wind, or down wind.
Devil 49 is online now