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The Comanche Vs. The Hulk by
Tim
They were computer generated. Some of the differences in the movie was that
they added endplates to the horizontal stabilizer on the tail and there was
no cant in the vertical fin.
I am sure that they had to make the differences so it would not be and exact
replica for security reasons. But none...
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Chitwood 500 Turbine progressing well. by
Dennis Chitwood
First hover today. Oil leaks in drive system have been subdued. It
was 108 degrees with 4,200' density altitude, so the aircraft does
have some power.
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Hawaii Fatal Accident by
Rocky
"tex" wrote in message news:2DITa.133127$H17.45402@sccrnsc02...
http://starbulletin.com/breaking/breaking.php?id=1803
The pilot was a former Navy helo pilot with about 20,000 hours
and had been flying for the company since 1992. Not a question about
his expertise or...
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July 25th 03 03:01 PM
by Rocky
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Professional Helicopter Pilot Association by
Rocky
Don't recall seeing anything here recently on the PHPA site. Check it
out and see if there is something of interest for you. Lots of pro
pilots and some students as well. Great place for an exchange of
information and updates on different activities such as unionization
with different companies....
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Military Designations by
David Townend
The second printing of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems" is still
available. We were out of print soon after our October 2002 printing so it
is good to have copies available again. We are also able to hold the
original price, too. Military Aircraft designations
catalogued from 1913 to...
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Pre-Rotator Powered by Compressed Air? by
nuke
"...Liquified nitrogen gas can store a lot of energy, pressure-wise..."
Not so. The reason people store N2 in the liquid phase is that the density
is high so you store a lot of mass for little volume. Also if you keep it
liquified you can store it in a lightweight thin wall tank. To keep...
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July 28th 03 12:52 AM
by nuke
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Tuning In and Hot Take-Offs by
Art Cline
Thanks for the memories of the good old Texas sun ..
Maybe my memory has really faded but for the life of me I only remember the
Hiller Killer H23s and a very few of the new Hughes Mattel Toys.
If memory has not totally failed me the H23 had a button "Chinese hat" that
was 4 way and we used that...
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Pre-Rotator Powered by Compressed Air? by
Gil G.
On 27 Jul 2003 12:19:57 -0700, (sanman) wrote:
Hi,
I'd done some reading about pre-rotators for gyroplanes which can be
used to give them a jump takeoff. I was wondering if any of them have
tried using compressed gas to power the pre-rotator?
I got the idea after...
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Inflatable Rotors (Flying Car?) by
Mark Hickey
(sanman) wrote:
I was reading about inflatable wings:
snip
So you'd be riding a sort of lightweight automotive vehicle along the
road, and you could switch to helicopter mode, with inflatable rotors
popping out on the top of your vehicle. Your engine would then power
the...
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Have there been any successful tip-jet helicopters? by
Jeremy Thomson
I'm not aware of any tip-jet helicopters that have made it into
production.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
At first the idea seems a no-brainer, no torque to counter, no
gearbox, should result in a lighter & thus more efficient aircraft.
I suppose the devil is in the details.
Is the problem with...
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August 1st 03 08:03 PM
by Sla#s
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ultralight helicopters by
Paul J. lewis
HI Group
I am new here, so I would like to ask what do
you think of the ultralight helicopters? Is any one tried
these?
Paul J.
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Where are they now by
Its the Kleeneze Man
Its been about two years since I last looked at this NG.
What's happened the to the old regulars...
Fly Giros,
Badwater Bill,
Ron Pilot,
There was a guy that flew for PHI but can't remember his name. Had a lot of
respect for him. Always answered questions clearly, concisely and with
humour.
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Mating Huey T/R blades and hub by
Brian
I recently got a Bell 204 tail rotor hub assembly for the pair of
blades I have, but am having difficulty attaching them. Is there some
secret to getting them together? The blades are a REALLY tight fit
into the grips.
Thanks,
Brian
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August 3rd 03 07:50 PM
by Brian
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Why do gyros use tilt head rather than swashplate by
Phillip
Would a gyro with a swashplate ( just for pitch control) fly any different
(better,worse) than using a tilt type rotor head? Just more complex?
Also, I've seen some photos of early kit helicopters that appear to have
just a tilting head (no way to auto-rotate ?). Isn't this a bit of a death
wish?...
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Inflatable Rotors (Flying Car?) by
Ken Sandyeggo
(sanman) wrote in message ...
I was reading about inflatable wings:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/plane-inflatable-wing-01a.html
http://www.ilcdover.com/EngineeredInfl/inflatwing.pdf
and I wondered why these...
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where can you fly? by
Armitage Shanks
Hi,
Once you're a qualified private pilot, where can you/can't you fly?
For instance, say I spot an interesting cloud formation. Can I just
take off, fly up to it, ascend the vertical walls of the cloud and fly
through its troughs and valleys in exploration of a formation that
will only ever occur...
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August 6th 03 08:40 AM
by PW
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Vintage, Warbird and Adventure passenger flights. by
Darryl Gibbs
The latest update has now been added to the CNAPG list of organisations that
provide passenger flights in Vintage, warbird and Aerobatic aircraft.
The list is located at:
http://www.cnapg.com/vintage_and_warbird_flight.htm
If anyone would like to have their organisation listed in the site,...
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Cartercopter Website ? by
Declan Hughes
The www.cartercopters.com website has been unaccessible for several days.
Does anyone know when if/when it will return, or is there a new site ?
Thank you,
Declan Hughes
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August 9th 03 12:47 AM
by Larry
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