View Single Post
  #9  
Old March 21st 08, 01:44 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.military
WJRFlyBoy
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 531
Default Can anyone I.D. this helicopter please?

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:30:13 -0600, Daryl Hunt wrote:

My old pal, the Mi 24 Hind. The apparent stoppage of the rotors is
due to their rotation nearly matching the refresh rate of the video -
not magic.


It's amazing how well in sync the rotors and the camera shutter are. Does
that helicopter have some kind of computer controlled rpm governor?


It's a Turbine. It has to have. Usually it regulates somewhere between 93
and 103% depending on what you want it to do. It's a combination of fuel
control and rotor pitch.


Never saw it but heard several field stories that said they would clip
their own blades on sharp banked turns.
--
Remove numbers for gmail and for God's sake it ain't "gee" either!
I hesitate to add to this discussion because I'm not an instructor,
just a rather slow student who's not qualified to give advice that
might kill someone.