Aviation Forum / General / Rotary-wing / August 2005

Okay,Army guys,
How was the tail rotor of the AH-1S/F Cobra any different from that on
an UH-1H Huey?  Any difference in chord or diameter?
Thanks,

The Army announced today that they have selected the Bell Helicopter
Model 407 as the winner for the ARH contract beating out Boeing.  The
Army contract is for 380 light armed recon helos to replace the OH-58
Kiowa Warriors.

From: "tony" <mafioso@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.rotorcraft
Subject: Helicopters for civil engineering job
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:54:47 -0700

Did anybody try to gain height with a paraglider with a pedal driven rotor?

I have some basic questions about speeds of gyrocopters.
(Please forgive me if my questions are kind of basic.  I'm currently working
on my private pilot for airplanes, with long term goal of getting into
gyros.  I have a few hours time in gyros, but not enough yet to know what

Today at work was what we like to call "National F**k Off Day" so a
co-worker and I spent a big chunk of the afternoon looking for dream
helos to fly..
For some twisted reason, we're both seriously interested in heavy lift

Hi there everyone!
The reason for this posting is straight forward: I am looking for an old
gyro copter design. It must be older than 1994 for it is not in a 1994
listing of "KITPLANES" anymore. As far as my memory goes, it was called

It's been a few years, but last time I checked, he was about to test out his
new Gyrobee. Anybody know what happened?
Thanks......

Anyone else besides me here ever hit a wire in a helicopter? I did it
at night while crop dusting in California. Was a steel cable and all it
did was leave "chatter" marks in the paint and tore the end cap. Very
close call and we had to replace the blades (which were just about

Does anyone know who makes aircraft quality cockpit controls for fly by
wire helicopters such as the NH90?