Just a question-- how does the X-15 or the V-22 compare to a real helicopter when hovering? Can they do helicopter style manuvers, or are we talking more just up and over on the way to horizontal flight?

I have a UH-1 tailpipe with cooling fins and looks like a heat exchanger and a line for fuel. Was this used to reduce the heat signature and risk of heat seeking missile attack.

"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in message ... Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion (I hope!) of my quest to become a licensed Helicopter pilot! All the best with that Kevin. Sounds like you're more...

Are Jet engine % Tachometers interchangeable between engines or are they set to a specific engine?

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

Two questions. 1. What ever became of the X-wing stopped rotor concept? It seemed to be a big thing in the 1980's but just went away. Is anyone still working on it? 2. IN a similar Vein, did the Canard Rotor Wing X-50 Dragonfly ever recover from its accident? Thanks!

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote: Anyone got any good reccommendations for a helicopter kneeboard? This ASA unit I've got now sucks and my FlightDesk tri-fold gets in the way of cyclic and collective.. I take it that you wear it on your left leg. Have you considered switching legs? Is...

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Continental Airlines, PDX-HOU-GPT. Got home and discovered my "Pub Bag" was missing from one of the checked bags. Held my GPS, Jep CR5, sectionals, knee board, flashlights, gloves, knife, Leatherman, signal mirror, misc other items that accumulate in a pilots flight bag. A call to Continental told...

I got the excellent opportunity to fly an EC120, AS350, Jet Ranger, and 407 all within a two day span. And the winner is: The Bell 407. There are features I really like about the Eurocopters like their cabin layout, comfy seats, excellent maintenance access, and baggage storage areas. However,...

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I'm really interested in these new ZOCHE aero-diesels www.zoche.de. They are air cooled, piston ported, radial configuration, turbo- and supercharged, high pressure direct injection 2-stroke diesels. The 70hp weighs 55kg (121lbs) and uses 10.1L (2.68gal) per hour @75%. The TBO is expected to be...

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote: Anyone got any decent R44 panel pics? Actual pics to my e-mail addy or a link would be greatly appreciated. Well Kevin this one is for you. Don't know if you have ever heard of, or looked at http://airliners.net but try there.

Quote from ~ Flight International, Feb 8-14, 2005 "Sikorsky has decided not to bid for the US Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter and the Light Utility Helicopter programmes and is instead looking further ahead. "With the business growing, we have the luxury to look at what is the next big...

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???

What are the best heliports and costs to land/park at a New York City Heliport? It looks like the West 34th street one has about 15 pads. There's one over at East 30th, too, as well as one down on Wall Street(Port Authority operated), but they don't appear to have as many pads. Looking for...

The Army cancelled the Comanche 'cause it had so mis-managed the program that production became untenable. Given a choice of a Low Observable armed recon helicopter or essential equipment for a wartime fleet, the choice itself was sort of obvious. That doesn't mean the armed recon mission is...

There are several helo operators that offer training in the mountain environment there in SoCal. Western Helicopters comes to mind near Rialto. A couple hours dual in nearly any helicopter in the high country will give you an insight into the do/don't of mtn flying. Major difference is in the...

Politics and payback aside, is anyone else upset by the fact that the Navy chose a less-safe, lower-performance helicopter to carry the President of the United States? For starters, the S-92 and EH101 were designed a generation apart as far as flaw-tolerant design and birdstrike and turbine...

Hi, can you recmomend me any books / magazines / other resources for mentioned Lockheed helicopters? Regards, Petr Zaoral Czech Republic