The Art of the Helicopter John Watkinson - Karatunov.net
The Art of the Helicopter John Watkinson - Karatunov.net
The Art of the Helicopter John Watkinson - Karatunov.net
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380 Index<br />
Bell 47 helicopter, 5, 6<br />
flybar system, 308–10<br />
fuel system, 17–18<br />
Bell 206 JetRanger, 155<br />
fuel systems, 221–2<br />
hydraulic system, 255–6<br />
pitch control, 140–1<br />
tail plane, 180–1<br />
tail shaft, 168<br />
turbine arrangement, 194–5<br />
Bell 222 helicopter, 131, 158<br />
Bell 412 helicopter, 159<br />
Bell 680 helicopter, 160<br />
Bell AH-1G, 158<br />
Bell flybar system, 305–8<br />
damping, 307<br />
implementation, 305–6<br />
operation, 306–8<br />
Bell Huey (HU-1), 7<br />
Bell-Boeing Osprey tilt rotor convertiplane, 11,<br />
356–7<br />
Bell-Hiller flybar system, 313<br />
Belt drives, 193–4<br />
Bernouilli’s <strong>the</strong>orem, 65, 73<br />
Bifilar pendulum vibration control, 110<br />
Binary systems, 294, 298, 299<br />
Blade element <strong>the</strong>ory, 75<br />
Blades see Rotor blades<br />
Blind landings, 320<br />
Bo-105, 159, 161<br />
pendular vibration absorbers, 110<br />
Boeing 347 winged helicopter, 351–3<br />
Bristol Belvedere tandem rotor helicopter, 372<br />
Carburettors, gasoline engines, 207–10<br />
about carburettors, 207<br />
fuel requirements, 208<br />
icing problems, 210, 215–16<br />
operation, 208–10<br />
and pinking, 208<br />
Centre <strong>of</strong> gravity (CG), 22–3<br />
Centre <strong>of</strong> mass (CM) see CM (centre <strong>of</strong> mass)<br />
Centre <strong>of</strong> pressure, airfoils, 65–6<br />
Centrifugal and Coriolis forces, 49–51<br />
Centrifugal stiffening <strong>of</strong> blades, 71, 100<br />
Centripetal force, 38, 50–1<br />
Chaser motors (instrumentation), 277<br />
Chinese weights, 70<br />
Chinook tandem rotor helicopters, 13, 14, 368–9,<br />
372–5<br />
control system, 373–6<br />
ILCA (integrated lower control actuators), 373<br />
pitch control, 140<br />
yaw control, 376<br />
DASH actuator, 373–4<br />
fuel system, 222–3<br />
transmission, 242–3, 369<br />
vibration avoidance measures, 110<br />
waterborne characteristics, 376<br />
CHT (cylinder head temperature), 214<br />
Cierva autogyros, 143, 349<br />
Cierva Air Horse, 358, 360<br />
Circulation airflow, 64<br />
Climbing, power management, 335–7<br />
CM (centre <strong>of</strong> mass):<br />
about CM, 22–3<br />
location in helicopters, 28–9<br />
rotor blades, 39<br />
Coaxial helicopters, 15, 361–4<br />
yaw control, 362–4<br />
Collective control pitch lever, 68–70,<br />
136–7<br />
Compasses see Mag<strong>net</strong>ic compasses<br />
Compliance and stiffness, 41<br />
Compound helicopter see Gyrodyne<br />
Compressors, turbine engines:<br />
axial compressors, 227–8<br />
blade cleanliness, 228<br />
centrifugal compressors, 226–7<br />
surge problems, 228<br />
swirl recovery, 227<br />
Coning angle, rotor blades, 71–2<br />
Coning roll and inflow, 90–3<br />
Constant velocity (CV) joint, 125<br />
Contingency ratings, turbine engines, 338–9<br />
Contra-rotation helicopters see Multi-rotor<br />
helicopters<br />
Control axis, 120, 121–2<br />
Control signalling, 290–2<br />
Control systems and instruments:<br />
about helicopter control, 19–20, 258–63<br />
artificial horizon instruments, 259<br />
auto and pilot as alternative controls, 260<br />
autopilot with pilot having control <strong>of</strong> references,<br />
260–2<br />
autopilot and pilot as series controllers, 260<br />
direction indicators, 259<br />
flight directors, 262<br />
glass cockpit technology, 262<br />
GPS receivers, 262<br />
IFRs (instrument flight rules), 259, 324, 341<br />
pilot’s task, 258–62<br />
powered controls, 260<br />
stability augmentation, 260–2<br />
VOR beacons, 262<br />
see also Airflow-sensing for helicopters;<br />
Autopilots and AFCS (automatic flight<br />
control systems); Coupled systems; Fault<br />
tolerance; Flight sensors; Flybars;<br />
Gyroscopic instruments; Power assisted<br />
controls; RADAR sensors