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…
2020
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…
How tough is the transition to helicopters
Moving To Rotary Wing ARTICLE DATE: May 1998 There is a common belief that it takes superior skill to become a helicopter pilot. Have you…
C.H.R.I. Second 2000 Search
Canadian Home Rotors ARTICLE DATE: October 2000 15:45 I arrive at the shop (C.H.R.I. home of the Safari kit helÂicopter) and back the truck up…
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…
De-Laminated Main Rotor Blade
Main Rotor Blades ARTICLE DATE: October 2000 Greetings to you from sunny Sri Lanka May I take the liberty of enclosing an article (with illustrations)…
Coaxial vs. Conventional Helicopter & Tilt-prop VTOL Designs
Helicopter Rotor Typesy ARTICLE DATE: October 2000 I’m very interested in simpliÂfying the mechanics of helicopter design and their safety factors. Most specifically, the coaxial…
Skytwister Helicopter Part 3
SkyTwister Plans Built Helicopter ARTICLE DATE: October 2000 It has been too long since I sent an article about the finished Skytwister helicopter. The last…
So Then I Wanted to Fly a Helicopter
The Lure Of Rotary Wing Flight ARTICLE DATE: October 2000 Well, I can say this much. “If a helicopter were a pet, it certainly would…
Miss Nina Is An Angel
Kit Built Angel Helicopter ARTICLE DATE: February 1997 This pilot takes it to the bank in his Italian single-seater “In the 1950s, when I was…