Helicopter Tailboom Strakes
Henry L. Kelley Retired Army Research Engineer (NASA/La RC) Currently Consultant for BLR Introduction: Rotor wash passing over the enclosed tailboom of any single-rotor helicopter…
helicopter design
Air Progress 1962 Helicopters
EDITOR: So why do we care about “military” helicopters? Isn’t this site about home built helicopters and kit helicopters? Well, much of the innovation and…
Determination Of The Center Of Gravity In Helicopters
Center Of Gravity ARTICLE DATE: Calculations for determining the center of gravity may in fact be conducted by observing the vertical forces originated by the…
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Godwit Helicopter
University Helicopter Designs ARTICLE DATE: Unknown 34th Annual AHS International Student Design Competition Undergraduate Category COURTESY: Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Godwit Coaxial Helicopter 1….
Helicopter Performance Basics
How Will My Helicopter Perform? Here’s how to calculate the horsepower required for a helicopter in level flight ARTICLE DATE: March 1997 Helicopter performance is…
You Can Fly My Helicopter
By Igor Sikorsky – as told to George Daniels Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky – May 25, 1889 – October 26, 1972), was a Russian-American aviation pioneer…
Anatomy Of A Helicopter – How A Helicopter Works
Redback Aviation Helicopter Anatomy We will continue bringing you an overview of how a helicopter works including the basic helicopter layout as it relates to…