What does a helicopter have on it?

Answer 1

Answered by Garethfx (supervisor):

Various components/systems are required for a Helicopter to have: These include the Lifting system, the Power source, Power Transfer System, and the Infrastructure: Lifting system Rotor blades Turbines Power Source: supplies the energy necessary for the Lifting system

Internal Combustion engines:

Piston engines Turbine engines Electric motors:

Power Transfer System: mechanism to connect the Lifting System with the energy provider system. Must be strong enough to withstand the energy provided by the motor andto hold the weight of the helicopter itself.

Shaft/ mast

Infrastructure: skeleton that provides support and holds the systems in a reliable and constant status of operational use.

Various support systems are necessary as well, they include: Control system: Required for operational/ fully operational helicopters; could be either or both:

Automatic: Computerized with pre-defined protocols (Auto-Pilot), does not prioritize outside of protocols. AI: Guided by an Artificial System, able to adapt to changing situations, both inside and outside the helicopter.

Manual: Within the helicopter itself: Cockpit Compartment Remote: Outside of the helicopter Radio Control

End of answered from Garethfx (supervisor)

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Originally Answered (and later modified) by Jasonpahaf [17] :

1) Various components/systems are required for a basic Helicopter to have: These are:

• Lifting system
• Power source
• Power Transfer System
• Infrastructure

Lifting System:A system that allows for vertical take off (or close to), and hovering.

• Rotor Blades
• Turbines

Power Source:

Supplies the energy required by the lifting system:

• Internal Combustion engines:
  • Piston engines
  • Turbine engines

• Electric motors

Power Transfer System:

Mechanism connecting the Lifting System with the energy provider system. Must be strong enough to withstand the stress caused by the transfer of the energy and to hold the weight of the helicopter itself.

• Shaft/ mast

Infrastructure:

Provides support for a reliable and constant state of operational use. If the infrastructure fails it will directly affect any/all of the systems mentioned above. The infrastructure typically includes

• Chassis: Keeps the most heavy systems in place
• Skeleton: keeps all the other components in place relative to the chassis

2) Fully Operational Helicopters Must Also Include:

Control system:

Allows to manipulate direction. It could be either Directly controlled (by mechanical gears) or Indirectly (by circuits with motors and servos), or Both. And any combinations is applicable for any of the following:

• Automatic: Computerized with pre-defined protocols.
  • (Auto-Pilot), does not prioritize outside of protocols.
  • AI: Guided by an Artificial System, able to adapt to changing situations, both inside and outside the helicopter.
• Manual: Involves manipulation by human intervention
  • Cockpit Compartment
  • Control Panel
  • Remote: Outside of the helicopter
  • Radio Control
  • Smartphone Apps

Cooling system:

Prevents overheating caused by the power source system and/or the control system. Optimal temperatures increase operational use. It must use one of the following.

• A/C unit
• Control Panel Fans
• Naturally cooled down by air.

Landing Gear

Further prevents damage to the infrastructure by smoothly landing.

3) Optionals/ Complementary

Shell

Closely working with the infrastructured, the shell provides protection to vulnerable systems from outside factors.

• Weather: rust, clotting from sand or dust, extreme temperatures
• Attacks: Reinforced plating against bullets, explosions, etc.

Sensors and Communicators

Assists the control system by providing with data or information not readily available within the the parameters of use.

• GPS
• Radar

Defense/Attack System

Closely working with other systems to prevent the helicopter's incapability of use threaten by outside factors (none manipulated by nature) some of these include:

Missile Guided System: working with the Sensor's and Control's system, it disables other threats by means of destruction.

Camouflage/ Deception System: working closely with the shell and/or sensor's system, It avoids direct contact with threats by means of blending and counter measurements:

• Paint: Provides visual camouflage and it could be chemically modified to provide radar camouflage.
• Flares: counteracts other missile guided systems by means of blending in other heat sources.

Personal CommoditiesTo make the trip more comfortable

• Division between cockpit and cabin
• Sits
• Cafeteria
• Restrooms