Just weighed my single seat today and at max weight including myself and fuel is about 432 Kg's (952 Lb) on 25 foot disk Is this within weight range for the 25 foot or should I use option of longer teeter bar bringing the blades out to 27 foot. ?? Pro's and con's please Regards Dale

On Monday, August 14, 1995 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, wrote: Hello rotor viewers: Many of you without satellite dishes have posted to find out where you can see Rotor/Wing Sports TV. Here are the stations in the US which currently carry the show. If you don't see...

Greetings, While this group doesn't seem to be very active, I thought it might still be a good place to see if anyone has used the below simulator controls with Microsoft Flight Simulator X? Good? Bad? No better than a regular joystick? I'm hoping it might work for things like practicing...

I just happen to stumble upon this group. I started this back in the mid 90s. We had to do a call for votes and have people out there vote to allow this group to come into existence. Hard to believe it's still in existence with lots of people using it. Glad to see it still around. Happy flying...

On Wednesday, 19 March 1997 21:00:00 UTC+13, Stephen Lund wrote: I am wondering what might be the theoretical and/or practical MINIMUM disk loading for an autogyro and what might be the characteristics or dificulties in flying such a lightly loaded disk? Steve Lund ...

Looking for a portable hydraulic test rig as used in the scout to test hydraulic systems

The reason we that he tried to do a loop on the helipad had asked the other helicopter near by to take a video. That's the real reason, he made a mistake, tail boom strike or the helicopter broke. But the truth is he tried to perform a stunt.

On Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 7:06:42 AM UTC+8, wrote: He is still alive and work for a Chinese UAV company.

On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 11:11:30 PM UTC+11, wrote: Am Mittwoch, 5. März 1997 09:00:00 UTC+1 schrieb Gatzk180: WESTLAND SCOUT AH1 HELICOPTERS FOR SALE. WE HAVE SIX SCOUT HELICOPTERS FOR SALE. THESE AIRCRAFT WERE EXTENSIVELY OVERHAULED AND KEPT IN PRISTINE...

Im not sure if anyone heard of this person. He was the designer of MINI-500 and many excellent pilots died in this product. I want to let you know that this person is still alive He married an asian girl and living in China right now. I have been seen this videos online.

What is normally the maximum range of a medevac helicopter? I ask because I'm on a cruise liner that was about 600 miles off the west coast of Portugal last night when a passenger had to be evacuated because of a medical emergency. The captain turned due east, towards land, and opened the throttle...

On Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, JStricker wrote: Hello All, I lurk here a lot, but post infrequently because I believe in the saying better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. I know so little about the workings of the...

What are the advantages of the LTS over the HTS.

Back in the 1990's this was a very newsgroup. But then we started to get hateful posts. It is easy to report posts that have nothing to do with Helicopters. Let's get good discussions again. Fly safe.

China Shenzhen ZHAOWEI Machinery & Electronics Co. Ltd engages in designing, manufacturing and marketing all kinds of electric motors. They are mainly suitable for the following applications: smart home application used in smart kitchen and laundry, medical instrument for personal care, smart...

Heart felt condolences go out to the families, friends and co-worker of the two AW 609 pilots. Any word on what might have gone wrong. I am sure since this was a test flight they worn parachutes, did the problem start at altitude? I seem to remember years ago an Agusta crew bailed out of a...

Maybe 5-7 years ago I had a conversation with a bade manufacturer who said they were close to having a compost main rotor blade for an MD500. Was claiming a 10% increase in performance. Anyone know if any composite blades have been developed and certified for the MD 500"s?

The Seahawk/Blackhawk/Jayhawk has been a great airframe and mission capable aircraft, with a great name. Also, I had not seen a Nick Lappos post in a long time, great to see you are still keeping on eye on this newsgroup. Years ago I was a regular contributor/learner from this site and we had a...

bueno esa compañia quebro y no produjo en serie el pink wheel los planos de este aparato se vendieron a una empresa inglesa que aparentemente mejoro el diseño y lo queria producir , aun no se sabe si lo hicieron saludos desde colombia

old subject, but has anyone thought of a portable bottle of compressed air to drive an airmotor prerotator?