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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ToddcarlsonPeople that work on airplanes are called Aviation Maintenance Technicians or AMT's An older term for these same workers is...
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It is called Boeing CH-47 Chinook
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In the Military, it's a great job! (We're the only branch of the service that sends the Officers out "in harms way"HA)Seriously...
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helicopter runway (your mom) ^ :O Helicopters can land on a normal runway although they don't always have to touch the ground,...
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it has changed over tine brsfe ti is special nededs like e merew
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The Abydos Helicopter is a hieroglyph that looks as though it is a helicopter. Egyptologists maintain that this has been caused...
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Two primary principles contribute to the creation of lift, which is what makes flight possible. Those two principles are...
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Firstly, read the instructions. You must sync the controller to the helicopter every time you turn off both controller and...
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around 2500 pounds per hour.
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As big as necessary to be visible form a typical approach altitude. Normally about the size of the helicopter(s) expected there...
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The UH-60 'Black Hawk' Helicopter was derived from the original Sikorsky S-70 model, and put into service with with the US Army...
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AnswerIt is possible to use an automobile engine to power a helicopter, but the thing better be light (have an aluminum block and...
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The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, Harrier, F-35, anything with VTOL.
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Collateral damage. There is no need for such heavy air support, when the confrontation is on friendly territory, Police only use...
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Yes. Kellet KD-1A (La Cierva C.30A) (General Use Autogyro) Sikorsky VS-300 (Experimental helicopter) Sikorsky R-4B "Hoverfly"...
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The earlier models of the 150 had a straight up vertical stabilizer and no back window then in the later models had a slanted...
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Bell designed and built the Huey. The term "Huey" came from using the words/letters UH all the time in Vietnam...the UH-1...
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Sometimes they can They could, but... Fixed-wing aircraft are better platforms for dropping bombs, which are unpropelled...
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Gravity Mass^
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availability. so we can move more freely with cars. aeroplanes traveling further for cheaper means foreign holidays, cheaper...
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Pat LaFontaine IMPROVED ANSWER The reason it was called the "Helicopter Line" was because a helicopter has no wings....just...
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AnswerThe U.S. Marine Corps and the Navy are currently operating some helicopters that go as far back as the Vietnam war. The do...
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A helicopter is able to fly because of the lifting effect of its main rotor. The rotor blades of a helicopter act in the same...
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Do you want new, used, turbine, piston, one or two engines...there are a LOT of variables in play here. For instance, you can...
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Difference in Helicopters A highway patrol is a statewide department while a police department is generally a local or city...
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It varies with the type and design. The answer is complicated because of the large variety of helicopters in the world. The...
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Have a unit form a. 360 degree outer ring with light machine guns. Put a few Lars rocket's in deep cover for backup. Have a few...
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Since the church outlawed the use of witchcraft as a means of propulsion for public transportation all modern helicopters have...
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HUMRO Now called HUMRO OCP is the Humanitarian Relief Operations Operational Capability Package. Example: Members integrate its...
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The first helicopter gunship built from scratch for that purpose was the AH-56 Cheyenne helicopter. This aircraft was a compound...
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CH-64S?? I've heard of the AH-64 (A-L) Apache and the S-64 SkyCrane. But CH-64S, that one is new to me.
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The very first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu in 1907, however, this design was not successful. Another Frenchman,...
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation, has several advisory circulars available free...
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No The Black Hawk helicopter has the military designation of UH-60. It was made by Sikorsky late in the 1970's to replace the...
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It really Depends on the helicopter. most military ones do but most civilian helicopters have skids.
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Both use the pressure difference caused by air moving over the wings at different speeds to generate lift; a plane by moving...
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Of course. Standard piston engines are fueled with a good quality gasoline, and the jet turbines run on jet fuel, which is most...
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Remove fuel and or the passengers. Yes, you can remove fuel by selecting engines that are more fuel efficient OR design...
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Most typical helicopters can only go about 150mph or maybe a little faster. Compound helicopters or the V-22 Tilt-Rotor can fly...
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I think it was Korea. Germany had and used a helicopter during WWII, but it saw limited service.
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It depends on what airplane and which window to which you refer. Many general aviation airplanes use plexiglas or similar...
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Advantage's : Can take off and land almost anywhere. Can fly very slow and hover in one place. Can move in any axis. ...
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AnswerA helicopter should be a be able to hover as long as it has fuel to. And the current atmospheric conditions and pilot...
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http://www.topons.com/electronics-categories/toys-hobbies/radio-control/rc-helicopters.html We sell many spare parts of the RC...
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UH-1 from Boeing which was used in Vietnam war
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The U.S. Army's main transport was the UH-1 Huey (officially the "Iriquois"), models B thru H. We used the AH-1G Cobra as a...
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10-14 million dollars.
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AnswerSee the link to a similar Q as it relates to helicopter gunships. The first use of helicopters were for medical evacuation....
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Those are the helicopters designed by Aerospatiale (which was later merged into Eurocopter). IIRC, the first model to use it was...
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Russian born, US aeronautical engineer, Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972), designed and flew the first four engined aircraft in 1913 and...
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1957 by Boelkow called the Bo-102. It had a single bladed main rotor and a single bladed tail rotor. For more go to...
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Until recently, the Westland Lynx held the world speed record at 216knots. The new record holder is the Sikorsky X2.
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The First Gulf War saw the use of a variety of helicopters in both support, troop carrying and attack roles.Non-combat...
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The development of the helicopter took place at many places simultaneously, and many helicopters flew before Paul E Williams was...
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Anywhere form $20,000USD to $100,000USD annually.
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Recent technology allows them to see right through walls of concrete and steal using microwaves.
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AnswerYES!!!Helicopter pilots with thousands of hours of experience are in demand! But low time pilots are a dime a dozen, and...
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In 1907 Paul Cornu was experimenting with a vertical lift rotor blade system and performed the first VTOL (vertical take off and...
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Yes, Helicopters have radios similar to what police and fire fighters use.
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The Bell H-13.
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There was a toy, c.2000 years old, which makes use of the same principle as da Vinci, discovered in China. Leonardo da Vinci...
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I think no, there is an helicopter near PISO FRANCO on roof top, you can access to the roof inclusive in a car but you can`t...
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Severe turbulence, possible loss of control.
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Counter rotating blades on a helicopter are used to replace the traditional tail rotor found on most aircraft. Because the blades...
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Well, some people had been saying that they were carrying president Barack Obama to Chicago and some had been saying they were...
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It uses the main (top) rotor to remain at the same altitude while using the tail (back) rotor to keep from spinning uncontrolably.
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You don't provide enough information to answer that question specifically but I can give you a few probabilities. The possible...
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You can buy one or hope to win a contest giving away one.
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the option is elevator,joystick,aileron,and rudders.. Answer is Joystick
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When they were first invented they were not for sell yet
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There are two "black boxes" on modern day aircraft. One is the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) used to record cockpit, intercom, and...
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Technical terms are difficult to find a definition. But I worked 11 years at Bell Helicopter. The Swashplate refers to...
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'Blue Thunder' (1983). 'Apocalypse Now' (1979). 'Black Hawk Down' (2001). There is an anachronistic helicopter shown being...
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I'm pretty sure they were rocket launchers or remote control missles
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Helicopters in the 1800's were huge machines made from cast iron, wood and canvas, and powered by steam engines.
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There is none.
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Many people worked on various kinds of helicopters over the years, so no one person invented the helicopter. The single most...
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The size of the helicopter, it's intended use, and how much weight it is ment to carry are all determining factors in how many...
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The number of blades is one aspect of how much weight a helicopter can carry. From the single rotor bladed Boelkow BO-102 that...
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The very first piloted helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu in 1907, however, this design was not successful. French inventor,...
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Helicopters tilt to offset the direction of their lift in order to initiate movement in that direction. A helicopter pilot can...
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A pretty cool one,
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Leonardo da Vinci "invented" the concept. It is demonstrated in his drawings. But it wasn't until Sikorsky and others that the...
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Some Helicopters have Oelo type struts. Sikorsky CH-53's and blackhawks, Boeing CH-47 Chinook and CH-46 Phrogs. Struts usually...
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A captive helicopter is a helicopter which is tethered to the ground with a rope, as with a captive balloon. Captive helicopters...
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As far as I know, the speed of helicopter rotor blades through the air is limited by the speed of sound (approx. 760Mph) at which...
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50,000 to 100,000 dollars annually. It is around $50,300. That is how much you would make in a year.
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Well, we go back to about 400BC for a Chinese toy made of bamboo that demonstrated the principle. Forward a few centuries to...
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Standing next to a helicopter while the propellers are spinning is 110-115dB.
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