Questions regarding Sikorsky S-70 SAS
Dear Rotorheads,
firstoff, I 'm myself from a fixed-wing background , so please forgive me if my questions are put in a simplistic or stupid way.
I read a bit about helicopters and out of Interest would like to ask (in more or less simple terms):
In what way do Stability Augmentation Systems typically help/support the pilot during manual flight?
Do they eliminate the need to compensate for torque-induced yaw moments with the pedals?
Is the SAS normally switched on during the entire flight or only during specific flight phases?
I guess there probably many different variants of SAS available depending on the manufacturer of the helicopter.
If somebody could answer my questions specifically for the S-70/UH-60 that would be quite nice as I have a personal interest in that helicopter model.
(I read on the Sikorsky archives, that it's SAS went through several iterations , from fluidic to analog&digital electric to dual digital electric)
However any general or other-model related answers are also very welcome,
Thanks in advance,
Kind regards,
V1R