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Helicopters

A helicopter is an aircraft which is propelled and lifted in the air by one or more large horizontal rotors. Focke-Wulf Fw 61 was the first operational helicopter manufactured by Focke-Achgelis in 1936.

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How do you fly a gyro helicopter?

you click the on button and simply fly. easy peasy

Is there a real hovercraft?

Yes, they use high pressure air flow to lift the vehicles of the ground on a cusion of air.

How much fuel can a helicopter take?

helicopters take alot of fuel because they are very heavy and they have to do alot of work just to stay in one place

What does it mean when a machine is said to overhaul?

OVERHAUL has 2 senses : 1 . periodic maintenance on a car or machine 2 . the act of improving by renewing and restoring

Can helicopters drive along the ground?

yes if you install wheels

and a motor?

No generally helicopters can drive without motors

What are hinge moment of aircraft?

Each control surface on an aircraft has a hinge of some sort. By moving the control, there is an aerodynamic moment about the hinge. The pilot must provide the moment (force)to counter that hinge moment. The feedback of

this required force to the pilot is an additional cue to help him to fly the aircraft.

How much mileage does an helicopter gives?

A small 2 person helicopter will typically burn 12-15 gallons of aviation fuel per hour.

It will typically cruise at 95mph.

In a no-wind condition this would equate to around 6-8 mpg.

What improvement have helicopters made?

Helicopters started to be manufactured in the 1940's, and continued improvements were made through about 1986, when the bottom fell out of the aviation market.

Since then, some small improvements have been made, with most of them coming in the electronics/ avionics packages that include computer power.

What is the name of the greatest helicopter in the world?

A very subjective question and the answer depends on who's answering it. There are many pilots that would say that the U.S. Army's Bell UH-1 "Huey" (of Vietnam War fame), was/is the best helicopter ever made. The original design dates to 1954 and modifications of it are still being built today.

How do you fix an s107 helicopter that spins in a circle?

really, i wouldn't try to fix it yourself. go to ur neighborhood hobby store and see what they can do.

How can you make a helicopter move forward?

The blade pitch , or angle , is tilted forward through the rotor head .

What are the two small propellers on a helicopter?

Oh, dude, those little spinny things on a helicopter are called the tail rotor and the main rotor. The tail rotor helps the helicopter not spin out of control, and the main rotor is like the big boss that actually lifts the whole thing up. So yeah, those propellers are pretty important for not crashing and stuff.

How does the function of the propeller differ in airplanes as opposed to helicopters?

Fixed wing aircraft use propellers for thrust only. A helicopter uses it's rotors for lift, thrust, and directional control. The tail rotor uses blade pitch to control yaw.

What bullet does the apache helicopter shoot?

The Hughes M230 Chain Gun, 30mm automatic cannon. Each round contains 21.5 g (0.76 oz) of explosive charge sealed in a shaped-charge liner. The liner collapses into an armor-piercing jet of metal that is capable of penetrating more than 2 inches of armour. Additionally, the shell is also designed to fragment upon impact. The lethal radius against unprotected, standing targets is about 10 ft (3.0 m) under optimum conditions.

What war was first for extensive use of jet aircraft and helicopters?

Jets were introduced by the Nazi's towards the end of WWII. Helicopters debuted for the Americans in Korea. Admitting that the question itself is requesting a subjective answer, I'm tempted to say the first war to see extensive use of both jets and helicopters was Viet Nam, but that was only a conflict, so I guess the first American war to see extensive use of both jets and helicopters was Gulf War I, and the first war in the world to see extensive use of both jets and helicopters was probably the Falklands War.

What is free body diagram of a helicopter lifting off a landing pad?

a helicopter lifting off a landing pad, how would u draw a free-body diagram of that?

Can a helicopter fly as fast as a plane?

A fast aeroplane will be faster than any helicopter, but a fast helicopter can be faster than a slow aeroplane.

Who is the designer of Apache helicopter?

Apache helicoptor'r model is designed by a Bangladeshi.

What is the list price for a Merlin helicopter?

more than you or I can afford!!

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