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The Art of the Helicopter John Watkinson - Karatunov.net

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Convertiplane, 11–12, 355–8<br />

Bell-Boeing Osprey tilt rotor, 356–7<br />

Fairey Rotodyne, 10, 355<br />

McDonnel XV-1, 355<br />

tilt wing construction, 358<br />

tip jet convertiplanes, 356<br />

Cooling systems, gasolene and diesel engines, 219<br />

Coriolis force:<br />

and centrifugal force, 49–51<br />

and dragging, 26<br />

Correlators and governors, 195–8<br />

Coupled systems, 318–20<br />

blind landings, 320<br />

flight directors, 262, 318<br />

ILS (instrument landing system), 319–20<br />

VOR beacons/receivers, 318–19<br />

Cracks, failure from, 26<br />

CV (constant velocity) joint, 125<br />

Cyclic control, 86–7<br />

Cyclic fea<strong>the</strong>ring, 98<br />

Cyclic stick, 93<br />

Cyclic trim, 141–2<br />

Cylinder head temperature (CHT), 214<br />

D-ring, 166–7<br />

Damping, 42–3<br />

critical damping, 57<br />

elastomeric damping, 159, 160<br />

rotational systems, 43<br />

DAVI (dynamic anti-resonant vibration isolator),<br />

111–12<br />

Decimal systems, 294<br />

Density altitude and pressure, 325–7<br />

Density and mass, 22<br />

Detuning, for vibration control, 108<br />

DI (gyroscopic direction indicator), 279–81<br />

see also Gyroscopic instruments<br />

Diesel piston engines/installations:<br />

about <strong>the</strong> aeroDiesel, 216–17<br />

advantages/disadvantages, 193<br />

belt drives, 193–4<br />

cooling systems, 219<br />

fuel for, 18<br />

governors, 196<br />

injection pumps, 216<br />

intercoolers, 216–17<br />

RPM control, 196–8<br />

scavenging, 216<br />

static droop, 196–7<br />

turbochargers, 216–17<br />

typical installations, 193–4<br />

uniflow two-stroke diesel, 217–19<br />

see also Fuel systems<br />

Digital signalling, 292–302<br />

binary systems, 294, 298, 299<br />

decimal systems, 294<br />

digital encoders, 296<br />

Gray code, 296<br />

with helicopter controls, 297–9<br />

hexadecimal systems, 298<br />

octal systems, 298<br />

PCM (pulse code modulation), 292–3<br />

quantizing, 293<br />

sampling, 292<br />

slicing, 295<br />

two’s complement coding, 300–2<br />

Direction indicators, 279–81<br />

see also Gyroscopic instruments<br />

Directional stability, 342–3<br />

Disc loading, 75–6<br />

Doblh<strong>of</strong>f tip-burning helicopter system, 249<br />

Doppler RADAR navigator, 288–90<br />

Downwash, 74, 76<br />

and vibration, 101–2<br />

Drag/dragging, 143–5<br />

Coriolis force, 26<br />

dragging blade motion, 145–7<br />

dragging flexures, 159<br />

dragging hinges, 123–6<br />

and harmonic flapping, 99–100<br />

induced drag, 61, 63<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>ile drag, 63–4<br />

tail rotors, 172<br />

Drone helicopters, 377<br />

Droop stops, 123<br />

Dutch roll, 345<br />

Dynamic anti-resonant vibration isolator (DAVI),<br />

111–12<br />

Dynamic balancing, rotor blades, 40<br />

Dynamic inflow, 75<br />

Dynamic overshoot, 66<br />

Dynamic rollover, 153–5<br />

Dynamic stability, 343–4<br />

Early helicopters see History<br />

Earth gyros, 282–4<br />

Efficiency, 31–2<br />

figure <strong>of</strong> merit, 76–7<br />

EHVs (electro-hydraulic valves), 304–5, 314–16<br />

Elastomeric damping, 159, 160<br />

Electrical systems:<br />

12 and 24 volt systems, 250<br />

AC 400 Hz systems, 253<br />

alternators, 251–2<br />

ammeters, 252–3<br />

basic concepts, 20<br />

batteries:<br />

lead-acid and nickel-cadmium, 250<br />

voltage regulators, 250–1<br />

fuses and circuit breakers, 252–3<br />

Electro-hydraulic valves (EHVs), 304–5, 314–16<br />

Index 381

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