Aviation Forum / General / Rotary-wing / March 2004

Here's a little fiction.
It's not polished. It's just a draft. Some of you might like it.  Some
of you might identify with it.  
BWB

If you start a descent from cruse by reducing pitch and maintaining
rotor speed, what happens to coning forces as compared to cruse?
I have noticed that during a decent in a R22 that you can get a
"Wop-Wop" noise from the main rotor blades.  Changing cyclic or

Here is a good question for the more experienced helicopter pilot or
mechanic.  A friend of mine that flies a late model Robison R22 Beta
II asked this question of a number of individuals and no one seem to
have an explanation.  This included people at the manufacturer.  I

Hundreds of small low-cost UAV helicopters are located at dozens of secure
sites, within an area of conflict.  When required, a remote pilot, who may
be located thousands of miles away, will cause a number of these helicopters
to takeoff and fly to separate GPS coordinates.

Pentagon axes development of Comanche helicopter
The Pentagon announced yesterday that it is canceling the Army's
program to build a new helicopter after spending about $7 billion in
development costs.