The Kamov Ka 50 Werewolf is a single-seat Russian combat helicopter with the coaxial rotor system of the Kamov OKB. It was designed in the 1980s and adopted for service in the Russian army in 1995. From the time the Ka-50 was ordered in 1987 it was known that the limited night-time capability of...

The previous thread was closed, and all the links in it are dead. I'm looking for a Bell 206L4 Flight Manual (digital version, preferably pdf) I'm currently trying to get it from Bell. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Had some feed back on this design. Bell is currently looking it over. No promises. www.envisionhelicopters.com US Patent App. # 12,462,595 Human Interface Rotor System Helicopter (HIR) The HIR airframe uses "human interface" in conjunction with an offset axis gimbal joint to "morph" the airframe...

Completed Mini 500 very with turbine engine. Serial number 122. N402CP No logs, but excellent workmanship. Builder had $24K in kit and $12.5 in the engine. I'm lookig for $19K/ offer. Located SW Mo. Jeff

I'm curious. Can a Blackhawk, Chinook, or other large military helicopter hover with one engine out? What is the procedure for one- engine-out operations for large helicopters? I assume no one auto rotates a 30,000 lbs helicopter??? The obvious internet searches didn't help. -Much...

I'm selling my Safari $70K. If interested call (760) 377 4478 for a bunch of extras.

Feast! Thanksgiving is upon us, so we’re keeping this week’s update small. With so many Dota 2 tournaments cropping up lately we’ve been spending some time expanding our tournament features. Our latest update brings the first of these, adding save/load functionality to private...

"You'll be seeing more and more of me as we get closer to the caucuses," he said. "Hopefully I'll be able to convince almost all of you to go to caucus. I really do want your support." The former Massachusetts governor, who had irked some Iowans by paying little attention to the state for much of...

A spokesman for the Justice Ministry, Adel Saeed, said the men had been arrested by the police on Monday "for throwing Molotov cocktails from atop the A.U.C. building" approximate Tahrir Square, the epicenter of Egyptian protest. The university has a university close the square with several cheap...

Han Han, Kevin Tsai, Niu Er, I would not say that three is the world's most famous contemporary figures, say the whole line of China's most famous characters. Gestures, words, an movement, have a amazing affect . thought to open the software, but when I resolved long ago and today, Niu Er is the...

Have a project that needs 6 blades from the J-2. The blades need to be in flyable condition for the restoration of a rare McCullough tandem rotor helicopter. Any clues out there????

The Golden West Airshow (June 12-14) is scheduled to see several homebuilt helicopters. Expected are Mosquito, Rotorway, Safari, Helicycle and possibly an Ultrasport. Good x-section. The Experimental Helo Magazine will have a booth... stu

Well there was a tip jet (70% H202) ship there with one pilot with 20 min and a reported other pilot with a few hundred hours... Sikorsky had a battery powered 269 on display with a duration spec of 15 min. Safaris, Rotorways and Mosquitos and Larry Neals Butterfly wrapped up the rotor craft.

ENJOY FOLKS I scarfed the link from an Australian aviation newsgroup. Three pages of fascinating clear decent sized photos from a pilots adventure in the Antarctic. http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/397397-ppruner-john-eacott-antarctica-stu nning-pictures.html

If an over weight pilot exceeds the recommended seat weight of his helicopter, will this affect undersling enough to cause an increase in the 2/rev vibration??? Does increasing G forces cause an increase in 2/rev?? Stu

I have heard that there is a down loadable application for the Iphone that can produce 3 axis vibration measurements and store them for analysis on my computer. EEK!! I said "How Much" and the guy said 499. I said sold!! $500 is cheap for that capability and the guy said "No $4.99"!!! I'm...

http://stingraysrotorforum.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=126840&p=1 More to follow Regards, Dave

Central Sierra Helicopter Meet was a grand success. There were a couple of R-44s, several R-22s, Two Bell 47s and two Jet Rangers. With all of the certified clutter out of the way, there were two helicycles flying, several under construction showing the various aspects, a Mosquito flying all...

POLTF: Problems Obvious to the Least Tutored in the Field. This is to be used with NHFY: None Have Failed Yet. NHFY is an industry accepted response to POLTF

I've coined a new acronym that stands for a principle often used in the experimental helicopter community. I have named it NHFY. It stands for None Have Failed Yet. It is a reliability measurement used by some that certainly needs close examination to ascertain the validity. Some folks who...