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hueyracer 31st May 2015 17:41

Helicopter w&b mechanical computer?
 
While talking about "the good old days" ( ;) ), i remembered seeing what i would call a "helicopter weight&balance calculator" mechanical computer, similar to the whizz-wheel/E6B…

It was for the UH1 aircraft, and looked like two sliding rulers with a disc connecting the two.
One side was for fuel, the other side for the payload…and it showed you where your CoG was…

Has anyone seen this thing, or can remember what it was called?

megan 31st May 2015 23:58

Saw it during military service but we never used it.

Flyting 1st June 2015 06:27

Something like this
Patent US3059848 - Helicopter weight and load computer - Google Patents

John Eacott 1st June 2015 19:48


Originally Posted by hueyracer (Post 8995937)
While talking about "the good old days" ( ;) ), i remembered seeing what i would call a "helicopter weight&balance calculator" mechanical computer, similar to the whizz-wheel/E6B…

It was for the UH1 aircraft, and looked like two sliding rulers with a disc connecting the two.
One side was for fuel, the other side for the payload…and it showed you where your CoG was…

Has anyone seen this thing, or can remember what it was called?

There's one in my office at home: but it's a couple of months before I will be home to take a photo for you!

Um... lifting... 2nd June 2015 06:13

Circular Slide rules
 
The mind boggles. This site contains more slide rules than I could ever imagine existed, and these are just the circular ones. I do like the one that doubles as a pencil cup.

John, they seem not to have yours, but I suspect they'd take it off your hands if you find yourself short of pocket money.

Slide Rules for sale on-line! Sphere's Circular Slide Rule Page

hueyracer 2nd June 2015 18:06

Thanks for the input……interesting to see what is out there….
:D


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