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The Art of the Helicopter John Watkinson - Karatunov.net

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388 Index<br />

Sideways flight, 178<br />

Sikorsky:<br />

Blackhawk, 176<br />

CH-47 hydraulics, 256–7<br />

CH-54 Skycrane, 171<br />

R-4, 129<br />

R-5, 158<br />

S-65/Sea Stallion/Sea Dragon, 176, 180<br />

S-67 winged helicopter, 351<br />

S-76B, 181<br />

VS-300, 2, 4<br />

Simple harmonic motion see SHM<br />

Slicing, 295<br />

Sliding swashplates, 136–7<br />

Slip, and stability, 344–5<br />

Slip indicator, 171, 284–6<br />

Slip string device, 287–8<br />

Slip and turn indicators, gyroscopic, 284–6<br />

Slope landing, 153–4<br />

Sound:<br />

basic mechanism in gases, 33–6<br />

percussion (transient), 35<br />

periodic, 35–6<br />

shock waves, 35<br />

speed <strong>of</strong> propagation, 34–5<br />

Speed limit, 97–8<br />

auxiliary forward thrust, 97<br />

Spiral stability, 342, 345<br />

Stabilators, 180, 181–2<br />

Stability, 341–6<br />

about stability, 341–2<br />

augmentation control, 260–2, 305–13<br />

about stability augmentation, 305<br />

in model helicopters, 312–13<br />

directional stability, 342–3<br />

Dutch roll, 345<br />

dynamic stability, 343–4<br />

flybars, 305–13<br />

hover stability, 346<br />

lateral stability, 343, 344<br />

pitch stability, 342<br />

with slip, 344–5<br />

speed stability, 342<br />

spiral stability, 342, 345<br />

and VFR and IFR operation, 341<br />

see also Bell flybar system; Hiller flybar system;<br />

Lockheed flybar system<br />

Stall:<br />

advancing blade compressibility stall, 96, 97<br />

airfoil stall, 66<br />

blade stall and compressibility, 93–7<br />

partial blade stall, 94<br />

stall limit, 94, 95<br />

Starter motors, gasoline engines, 204<br />

Static droop, 196–7<br />

STFT (short-term Fourier transform), 48<br />

Stiffness and compliance, 41<br />

Stiffness controlled systems, 42<br />

Strength and rigidity, 25–6<br />

Swashplates, 136–7<br />

Swirl, 64, 78<br />

Sycamore helicopter, 5, 6, 143<br />

Synchro generators, 291<br />

Synchro motors, 291–2<br />

Synchropter side-by-side rotor helicopters, 13–15,<br />

364–8<br />

Kaman H-43 (Husky), 366–8<br />

Kaman K-Max, 367–8<br />

Kolibri (hummingbird) helicopter, 364–6<br />

yaw control, 366–7<br />

Tail function and design:<br />

about tails, 166–9<br />

boom construction, 184–6<br />

boom strakes, 185<br />

construction, 171–2<br />

crosswind problems, 178–9<br />

D-ring, 166–7<br />

downwash problems, 180<br />

fenestron system, 167, 186–7<br />

fin effect, 172<br />

fins, 182–3<br />

flapback and dragging, 172<br />

forward flight aspects, 179<br />

Gurney flap, 181<br />

NOTAR (NO TAil Rotor) system, 167, 187–9<br />

power and control, 167–8<br />

sideways flight, 178<br />

slip indicator, 171<br />

stabilators, 180, 181–2<br />

swashplate, 168<br />

tail plane design, 179–81<br />

tip loss, 173<br />

torque balancing, 169–71<br />

wea<strong>the</strong>rcocking, 172<br />

yaw problems, 177–9<br />

see also Tail rotors<br />

Tail rotors:<br />

air flow direction, 173–6<br />

canted, 177<br />

collective pitch control, 168–9<br />

on cranked booms, 175–6<br />

dangers, 167<br />

flapping hinges, 172<br />

gearbox, 168<br />

location, 173–7<br />

noise, 167<br />

performance, 177–9<br />

size compromises, 173<br />

tail rotor drift, 169–70<br />

tail rotor roll, 169–70

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