Hi. First post here. Always got it in my head, decided to ask today... What if the body of a helicopter was built shaped with some tilt, as a "sail" or with a vertical controllable aileron by its bottom, or both; in such way that the downstream air flow from the main rotor caused the same...

Thought you guys might be interested http://www.videosift.com/video/Helicopter-Madness-A-Close-Call But why wouldn't he have kept some negative collective to keep it nailed to the deck?.... how far would the tips 'dished' down?.....not enough to cause the crew more worries than they already...

As a former employee of the U.S. Army Aviation System Command at NASA Lewis who was played into the position by CIA plants then thrown out of society resulting in my cleaning the Orange County Convention Center after the HAI( Helicopter Association International or HELI-Con or in my case HELL-Con)...

Does anyone know the manufacturer and/or the model of this grip pic http://whitesail.com/grip.bmp

Can someone point me in the direction of a decent parts distributer. I'm looking for a certian style of cyclic, and I'm struggling to find the part #

I would like to know what the cost per hour to operate a Hughes 269 might be. Only the operation cost not insurance or hangar or inspection. The time life items and gas and oil only operation cost ?

Hi, we are desperately looking for a R22 9-hole panel. Last year, Robinson had that assembly still on its price list. Now it disappeared from the list and one can only order a replacement - thus having to return the old one first. If anybody can sell us one, please tell us. We buy used, new,...

Anyone built/building one of these?

Hey, these guys are just down the road but I'd never heard of them. The stuff they claim to be working on looks incredible. Anyone ever heard of these guys? The owner is a former politician in NZ - not exactlly a ringing endorsement! http://www.tgrhelicorp.com

on helis?... and the static pressure point??...... rc or full size....R22...or Jetranger any info appreciated.. Cheers Nick

Four U.S. helicopters -- three military and one civilian -- were shot down in Iraq between January 20 and Friday, raising concerns that insurgents are becoming more proficient at downing the aircraft. Sixteen U.S. troops were killed in the three military chopper crashes.

The military is trying to determine "whether or not this is just statistically what's going to happen over time when you're flying at that level and people are shooting at you, or if there are some kind of new tactics and techniques that we need to adjust to," he said.

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can anybody tell me where is the documentation or mil-std or airworthiness directive for determining helicopter main rotor and tail rotor vibartion limits. i have a bearingless main rotor and hingeless tail rotor aircraft. i want to know what are the limits of tail rotor vibrations for...

Helicopters doing what they're good at: http://tinyurl.com/3drmc3 http://tinyurl.com/33x82w http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0701/S00073.htm --Linc

http://tinyurl.com/38q9t5 Your interesting story for the day. Enjoy.

Hello, I plan to fly trough the staates by plane this year and would like to try a little helicopter- flying too. Who has done this before and can recomand the area / shool. Frank

First day of the new year and I find this little link in a cooking newsgroup. Go figure. http://www.jet-man.com/actuel.html Then there is his homepage showing some of the other things he has put these model jet engines on.

Hi all, I found an interesting article about the differences and similarities of the two birds on the internet concerning which makes a better training and I thought I would share; enjoy. http://www.flymidwest.com/SchweizervsRobinson.pdf

Greetings, all. I am new to this group, but I have been studying Gyros for a few years. I've decided on building a Gyrobee. I'd love to build one from scratch, doing my own cutting and drilling, not for the cost savings but just because I'm an engineer at heart and love to build things. The only...