You want me to test fly what...?
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You want me to test fly what...?
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Some great Q&A on the FAQ page!
Presumably minimum training includes how best to avoid the rotors when bailing out following said multiple engine failure!
Must be exciting training, "practice engine failure, one thousand, two thousand..."
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Q : Can anyone fly it?
A : Yes, With minimum training, necessary for safety.
Q : Can it auto-rotate? (descend safely in the case of engine failure)
A : No. In order to keep the helicopter simple and easy to fly the pitch in the rotors is fixed making auto-rotation impossible. A balistic parachute will be provided in case of multiple engine failure.
A : Yes, With minimum training, necessary for safety.
Q : Can it auto-rotate? (descend safely in the case of engine failure)
A : No. In order to keep the helicopter simple and easy to fly the pitch in the rotors is fixed making auto-rotation impossible. A balistic parachute will be provided in case of multiple engine failure.
Must be exciting training, "practice engine failure, one thousand, two thousand..."
RC
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The picture was taken with a high-speed camera. Notice how little the blades have moved during the exposure. It's also the only way they could freeze the pilot's thumbs up - he daren't take his hand off the 'collective' for more than 0.005sec.
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I would hope the bend on the nearest blade is an optical illusion, otherwise the blades need a tad more strength.
If you think that's excessive, try and get a copy of a BBC programme from the early eighties, called 'The Chopper' ( I think).
It showed footage from a camera looking out from the root towards the tip of a Whirlwind type main blade. Startling to see the stresses on the blade, and the amount of 'bending' on that.
I've heard a few times about footage shot out along a blade in flight (or in a wind tunnel, depending on who mentions it). I'd love to see it (even if it is likely to scare the whatsits out of me!)
Anyone got a copy/link to a site with it on ?
Anyone got a copy/link to a site with it on ?
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Leonardo Da Vinci Original ORNITHOPTER Prepares for Test Flight
Thought this might be of interest to some of the more ancient amongst us.......
http://www.physorg.com/news2150.html
http://www.physorg.com/news2150.html
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Try this for a video of a rotor flexing in flight - Scary stuff!
http://www.rotorboater.com/ROTOR.avi
http://www.rotorboater.com/ROTOR.avi
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That blade is on a Sikorsky H-37 (S-56) that is flying over the Sikorsky Stratford factory in the 1950's.
Makes one really think about flying helicopters, huh?
Regarding flight equipment, the former Chier R&D Test Pilot at Sikorsky, who I had the privilege of learning from, flew all his experimental flights in white tennis sneakers.
I often chuckle at the gear we load ourselves down with!
Makes one really think about flying helicopters, huh?
Regarding flight equipment, the former Chier R&D Test Pilot at Sikorsky, who I had the privilege of learning from, flew all his experimental flights in white tennis sneakers.
I often chuckle at the gear we load ourselves down with!
