Orv Neisingh – Sho Me Helicopters
Orv Neisingh Kit Built Helicopter Instructor ARTICLE DATE: November 2008 As I sit down to write this article Sheila and I are in the motor…
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The Rotorcraft Story
The Evolution Of Rotary Wing Flying Machines Whirlybirds, choppers, fling wings… LONG BEFORE THE Wright Brothers first flew at Kitty Hawk, backyard homebuilders were experimenting…
Blueprint Reading Basics
Tolerances And Helicopter Blueprints A tolerance is the amount of material that can be added to, or subtracted from, a nominal dimension. Manufactured parts may…
MDHC Approach To MDX Helicopter Development
McDonnell Douglas MDX Helicopter Development ARTICLE DATE: Furuary 1990 Chancey as it is these days to just develop a new commercial helicopter, MDHC has gone…
How Complex Should Combat Helicopters Be?
Design Of Combat Helicopters A VERY significant news item appeared late last year (1989). It announced that LMT Radio Professionnelle, a French company, was awarded…
Scout Aero Three Seat Scout Helicopter
Scout Aero Versatile Kit Helicopter Correspondence from Kiev, Ukraine… “Hi Adam, our company Scout Aero has recently designed, tested and started to produce a new…
MacPherson WindFire Helicopter
Homebuilt Subaru Powered Helicopter EDITOR: “I had seen this Windfire helicopter before, but know little about it. It seems to borrow from the Helicycle helicopter…
Vacuum Infusion – Helicopter Composites
DIY Lightweight Helicopter Cabins The future of building with composites Courtesy: Custom Planes AUGUST 2004 Introduction to aircraft composites SOME READERS OF CUSTOM PLANES may…
HAI 2004 Annual Helicopter Convention
Annual HAI 2004 Helicopter Convention HAI 2004 The annual helicopter convention was held this past spring in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the rotating wing set,…
Pilot Report Enstrom F-28A Helicopter
Enstrom F-28A Helicopter Pilot Report September 1969 Not just a pretty face, this candidate for queen of the piston hover-bugs claims to be a working,…