Questions tagged [rotorcraft]
A rotorcraft is a heavier-than-air flying machine that uses lift generated by rotor blades revolving around one or more masts.
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Would a Tip Jet be more efficient or practical the bigger/longer it gets?
In summary, a tip jet is a jet nozzle at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades, used to spin the rotor without much torque.
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One of the types of Tip Jet is ...
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Does a cyclic in a helicopter essentially control rotor attitude?
So the basics of helicopter control as I understand it, at least, in terms of roll and pitch, are as follows:
A helicopter is caused to move through space by means of tilting the main rotor disc, ...
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Are there attempts at fly-by-wire servo flap controlled rotor?
Reading this question and then this document about servo flap controlled rotor
I was wondering if there has been any attempt at building one fixed hub helicopter with twistable blades hosting at 75% ...
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What is the heaviest payload ever carried by a single main rotor helicopter?
What is the most heavy payload ever carried by a single main rotor Helicopter?
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How much power and lift margin do helicopters have for hover?
Suppose you are designing a helicopter and trying to size the rotor system for hover and flight. Your helicopter has a certain gross weight at sea level, standard atmosphere. How much additional lift ...
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What design characteristics influence helicopter wind gust spread tolerance during takeoff and landing
Not considering pilot reaction time, what factors influence a helicopter's ability to survive high wind gust spreads (from any direction) during takeoff and landing?
I have considered:
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