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Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:43 pm
RayNAiken
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I was wondering something. You all understand the logic behind flapping a set of blades. Its easy to do if you are going to fast forward without the blades biting the air. Retreating blade stall and all that.
Is it possible for that helicopter to out fly the retreating blade? Or are the blades spinning so fast to prevent that?
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Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:57 pm
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Yes it is. The retreating blade stall has nothing to do with being powered or being autorotated. It has to do with airspeed. The faster you fly the closer you get to retreating blade stall. Nose starts pitching up and depending on the direction of the rotation you'll experience losing lift on the retreating side. Heavy frame shake sets in. And you have only a short time to slow down or
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Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:09 pm
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This looks similar to the Carter Copter... albeit on a larger scale.
Is this a different group developing the same idea?
The climb rate over the mountains was impressive!
Yeah, I think we all would like to see one at BD's... can you arrange that... LOL
Question: Does it fly like a FW or a rotorcraft...
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Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:30 pm
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Flies like a helicopter. You need a helicopter license to fly that baby
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Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:11 pm
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A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense.
Wed Jan 22, 2014 12:04 am
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A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense.
Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:09 am
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Friend of mine (ex student) works at Sikorsky and heavily involved with that project! He says it is an amazing aircraft. But then again.... it's pretty impressive just by watching the damn thing fly so gracefully.
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