Hi, I am wondering what the consequences of a broken rotating pitch link of a = 4-bladed rotor will be. From my understanding, the free-to-pitch blade will eventually come to a high angle of attack that the airloads will crush its structure and if not the debris will destroy the other rotor...

I did my aptitude tests and exams at my local flying college the other day, a pre-requisite along with an interview before they allow you to join any of their courses. Scored 85% in maths, 77% in physics (I'd long forgotten some of the theorems and equations that would've been helpful) and I got...

Do any of you remember some terrorist guy that whated to kill Americans buy selling them a Helicopter death trap? i think he did kill a few, any news from Muhammad al Faris.

I have a question: (and the answer may be pretty basic) We all know that you can't land a gyrocopter in a crab angle because you might tip over. Why, then, don't they use castor type wheels, or some other wheel setup where all wheels can swivel in any direction? I think that this would allow the...

Is this a good time to buy or not. I see 269a and R-22 for sale a little higher price than a year ago but wonder how the market is. Are Helicopters selling for close to asking prices or do they have to be discounted considerable to sell?

To me the gyrocopter principle seems to be much cheaper (and safer?) than the heliocopter. Why has development of medium and larger size gyrocopters stopped? And smaller are also very few? Joachim Colling www.collings-system.se

I am wanting to buy an ultralight helicopter. I would be interested in complete craft, parts, or plans.

Just wondering if anyone had any info. on Hiller Aviation/Helicopter from the time they were in Porterville, CA USA. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you -- kingillini ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via OziPilots Online...

What is the % of power a tail rotor at max pedal input takes . Does a Hughes 269 require the same tailrotor % of power to the 180 hp that a UH-1 of it's 1400hp?

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Check this out: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/04/040427054317.htm Interesting stuff... I wonder if aviation homebuilders could benefit from 2-stroke engines made with this stuff? Comments?

The Gem County Sheriff's office has confirmed that BJ Schramm was lost in the crash of his Helicycle, Tuesday, 04/27. BJ was an amazing man and his passing is a heckuva loss for the sport rotorcraft movenent... Aero-News Network, http://aero-news.net POB 9132, Winter Haven, FL,...

I don't know anything about floats, but I was looking at this auction today: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63680&item=2478689653&rd=1 I was wondering if you could actually land on the water using those floats, or if that would be a genuinely bad idea? tia ref

"Are you Frustrated by the lack of traffic coming to your site?" Let's talk face to face! The reality is, even if it's true that at this very hour there exist hundreds of millions of surfers on the Internet, it's just not true that it's easy to get them to visit YOUR web site! If I would tell you...

One easy way is to find out the temp at the field you are at. Take the standard sea level temp of 15C and using the altitude of where you are at, subtract 2C for every thousand feet. For every 1 degree above standard, add 120 feet, or 600 feet for every 5C. Add that to the field altitude. Gives you...

Anyone know the stats on maint. for the R22. I'm wondering what the most common problems are...cost drivers, etc...interested in hearing from private owners...any horror stories? Rich

Has nothing to do with helicopters (other then the fact that I am flying one across the country to get there). Have a couple of days to spend in the city. I know Micbloo is a local. Does he or anyone else have any ideas about what to do and see? Any recomdations for hotels? Get to bring my two...

That's one of the things I've "always" hated about preflight inspections. No matter how thorough I thought I was, I always felt there was something I'd missed. It's a learning process, Kevin, there will be things that slip by you. For now, that's what the instructor is for. Later, whether...

Have you priced the insurance on the 44? Thats what killed my dreams. Joe I'd been kicking around the idea of going in halves with a co-worker on an R22 but now that I've flown the 44, I don't think I want to go back to the 22s.. Anyone got $150k I can have???