Aviation Forum / General / Rotary-wing / September 2005

I have been trying to model rotor wake using vortex methods, I am
confused regarding the lift coefficient, should the value of the lift
coefficient obtained after computing the lift using the bound vortex
strength of the blade be the same as the sectional lift coefficient of

Anyone know what happened with these two? I remember things were going
to be great and never heard much again.
Thanks
Clayton

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4216052.stm
Alps cable car crash kills nine
The cable cars take visitors up to glaciers
At least nine people have been killed and several others injured in a

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Condition: 100% Brand New
Shipment includes everything and ready to fly. The only thing you need
in additional is just the AA size batteries for the transmitter.

THIS IS TOP URGENT!..
I have a movie with a helicopter accident. The helicopter crew claims
that the
reason of the accident was a damage on the tail rotor blade. My brother

What is the angle of the blade at the tip of a UH-1 in Autorotation. Is this
angle somewhat the same for most Helicopters?

Interesting new co-axial from Russia. Not too much info yet as it is a
prototype.  However all static and ground tests made, flying time only 12
hours. More info will be available after all tests.  Check out these web
sites for info.

Does anyone know what is happening with these guys lately?
Thanks

http://omnivoreink.com/TheThunderChild/Articles/Them/helicopter.JPG
is the URL.  I think it's a Sikorsky, but if I could get its full
designation I'd appreciate it.

Hi all.  Here is another gem I have been following for awhile.
This one is the Ezycopter http://yoshine.com/home.php
I saw the stand in Dubai, they had the swashplate there and a rotor hub.
Looked good.  The price for a single seat was around $US35K.

Posted with no charts showing.
Sincerely,
Dennis Fetters
Mini-500 Accident Analysis

I see Mini-500 helicopters selling on eBay, but much less these days.
Is there someone in the marketplace that can sell me parts if I was
compelled to buy the incomplete one selling now?

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Rocks Thrown at Border Patrol Chopper
Aug 25 3:31 PM US/Eastern
YUMA, Ariz.
Illegal immigrants threw rocks at a Border Patrol helicopter,