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I have a couple of questions about helicopters that will stress the engineers out there. I am not a helicopter person (rc or real). However, I had professional reasons for knowing in great detail how real helicopter blades work. One of the more interesting facts is that real helicopter blades are spun at a constant rate with the outer edge travel at just below the speed of sound. This ...

I don't know the answers to any of those questions. I certainly agree with your statement of full size helicopter rotor blade flexability though. I've got some stills of an HH 60-J CG helicopter during a rescue. According to the crew they were about 100 ft. above the sea and the seas right then were 15-20 ft. The wind and turbulence were very strong and the helicopter was pointing dead into it. ...

Hello John Boy, just ran across your thread and realized I had those questions myself. Don`t know if you are into reading books that are more formula than text but I was fortunate to find a book called Rotary Wing Aerodynamics by Stepniewski and Keys. The answers are in there if you are willing to take the time to read into the formulas and thankfully for me there is a bit of text that backs...

Quote: I have a couple of questions about helicopters that will stress the engineers out there. I am not a helicopter person (rc or real). However, I had professional reasons for knowing in great detail how real helicopter blades work. One of the more interesting facts is that real helicopter blades are spun at a constant rate with the outer edge travel at just below...