Aviation Forum / General / Rotary-wing / December 2006

Is it true that a helicopter requires less power for slow straight and level
flight than for hovering? If so, anyone know any figures for say an
R22?......or even hazard a guess?
Cheers

Hello, what are the control inputs required in a hover in an ideal
situation, what I am trying to figure out is what are you doing in a
no-wind situation to hover.
I have read several articles and books about helicopter flying and I am

A newbie question, no doubt, but I need to know.
This is a quote from a GyroBee builder's site:
«There is some variation in the labeling of standard 3/16 aircraft
washers. Primarily, I have labeled them an AN960-316 but you will also

Has anyone seen, or read about, that Skycycle?
http://www.thebutterflyllc.com/sscycle/gallery.htm
http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php
http://www.thebutterflyllc.com/sscycle/images/002.jpg

I have 16 Bell 206's for sale.  If you are a former Viet Nam helicopter
pilot, this may be your chance to own your own bird.  I was in BUF's
out of Kadena in 1968.  Website is boblewis.net/helicopters.
Take a look! -Bob-

Greetings from Edmonton, Alberta Canada.
Where it is a balmy -8 degrees Celsius.
Best wishes to all.

Can someone point me to any official accident statistics that would
demonstrate the relative accident rates of various classes of certified
and experimental helos? Specifically I would want to exclude any
accidents that were pilot error or failure of maintenance. and only

When designing rotor systems, you have to keep the tip speed subsonic
to prevent all sorts of problems and losses that would otherwise occur
at the sound barrier, right?
What about large turbofan engines such as on modern airliners? The fan

V-22 Osprey: Wonder Weapon or Widow Maker: Full Report.
Center for Defense Information.
http://www.cdi.org/PDFs/Gailliard%20on%20V-22.pdf
Marines Respond to V-22 Study.

Keep reading about problems with kit versions. Anyone know what the
ultimate kitbuilt copter would be if you wanted to carry 2 persons and
1 kid and not spend $344,000 for a Robinson?

I was getting ready to go today and noticed that there were two
new TFR's for me to avoid. One of them closed a regional airport,
and the other a few miles away to the northwest. I saw the words
"Secret Service" and figured #1 or #2 was gonna be in town.