Just got word of a Piasecki crash that involved Joe Pike and to other people who were on board. Joe had re-stored the twin rotor ship. Initial data seems to indicate an engine failure with the ship hitting power lines and burning. Joe was an outstanding wrench and pilot. Joe did a BFR for me...

Just completed checking the wheels of 84 Surplus Solar T-62 turbine engine sets of wheels for cracks. Only found two turbine wheels with small cracks. No cracks found in the compressor wheels. These engines seem to be quite sturdy. We started several and looked at vibration levels with a...

I've been sending posts that didn't show up. I've been sending e-mails to folks that never received. I've been receiving e-mails that I couldn't answer. We just replaced the cmos battery so we'll see if this gets thru.. Stu Fields Experimental Helo magazine.

It seems that if there are two possible causes for a helicopter accident, the preferred one for the manufacturer is the one for which they have no fault. That certainly is the best for them. However, lets say that a low hour helicopter suffers a failure directly attibutable to fatigue. ...

I'm looking for a used copy of Ray Prouty's More Helicopter Aerodynamics. Also for the copy titled Even More Helicopter Aerodynamics. These issues are required for a research project I'm doing for the Experimental Helo magazine. Thanks

I've coined a new acronym that stands for a principle often used in the experimental helicopter community. I have named it NHFY. It stands for None Have Failed Yet. It is a reliability measurement used by some that certainly needs close examination to ascertain the validity. Some folks who...

POLTF: Problems Obvious to the Least Tutored in the Field. This is to be used with NHFY: None Have Failed Yet. NHFY is an industry accepted response to POLTF

Central Sierra Helicopter Meet was a grand success. There were a couple of R-44s, several R-22s, Two Bell 47s and two Jet Rangers. With all of the certified clutter out of the way, there were two helicycles flying, several under construction showing the various aspects, a Mosquito flying all...

http://stingraysrotorforum.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=126840&p=1 More to follow Regards, Dave

I have heard that there is a down loadable application for the Iphone that can produce 3 axis vibration measurements and store them for analysis on my computer. EEK!! I said "How Much" and the guy said 499. I said sold!! $500 is cheap for that capability and the guy said "No $4.99"!!! I'm...

If an over weight pilot exceeds the recommended seat weight of his helicopter, will this affect undersling enough to cause an increase in the 2/rev vibration??? Does increasing G forces cause an increase in 2/rev?? Stu

ENJOY FOLKS I scarfed the link from an Australian aviation newsgroup. Three pages of fascinating clear decent sized photos from a pilots adventure in the Antarctic. http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/397397-ppruner-john-eacott-antarctica-stu nning-pictures.html

Well there was a tip jet (70% H202) ship there with one pilot with 20 min and a reported other pilot with a few hundred hours... Sikorsky had a battery powered 269 on display with a duration spec of 15 min. Safaris, Rotorways and Mosquitos and Larry Neals Butterfly wrapped up the rotor craft.

The Golden West Airshow (June 12-14) is scheduled to see several homebuilt helicopters. Expected are Mosquito, Rotorway, Safari, Helicycle and possibly an Ultrasport. Good x-section. The Experimental Helo Magazine will have a booth... stu

Have a project that needs 6 blades from the J-2. The blades need to be in flyable condition for the restoration of a rare McCullough tandem rotor helicopter. Any clues out there????

Han Han, Kevin Tsai, Niu Er, I would not say that three is the world's most famous contemporary figures, say the whole line of China's most famous characters. Gestures, words, an movement, have a amazing affect . thought to open the software, but when I resolved long ago and today, Niu Er is the...

A spokesman for the Justice Ministry, Adel Saeed, said the men had been arrested by the police on Monday "for throwing Molotov cocktails from atop the A.U.C. building" approximate Tahrir Square, the epicenter of Egyptian protest. The university has a university close the square with several cheap...

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Feast! Thanksgiving is upon us, so we’re keeping this week’s update small. With so many Dota 2 tournaments cropping up lately we’ve been spending some time expanding our tournament features. Our latest update brings the first of these, adding save/load functionality to private...

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