The Art of the Helicopter John Watkinson - Karatunov.net
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