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How does helicopter land?
In normal powered helicopter flight, air is drawn into the main rotor system from above and exhausted downward, but during autorotation, air moves up into the rotor system from below as the helicopter descends. It is the means by which a helicopter can land safely in the event of complete engine failure.
What are the main controls of a helicopter?
There are three major controls in a helicopter that the pilot must use during flight. They are the collective pitch control, the cyclic pitch control, and the antitorque pedals or tail rotor control.
How do you land a helicopter when the engine fails?
Actually, helicopters have a built-in mechanical control called the collective pitch lever that allows them to descend slowly and land even if the engine dies. This maneuver is called autorotation.
Can a helicopter stall at a critical angle?
Flying a helicopter like it’s an F-18 in a Blue Angels flight demonstration is a good way to kill yourself. In short: yes. Rotors and propeller blades are airfoils and will stall when they reach a critical angle of attack just like fixed wings.
What happens when you increase the power of a helicopter?
Increasing power results either in exceeding the engine or power train limits or stalling the rotor as drag increase exponentially and exceeds the power available to drive the rotor. The slower a helicopter flies, the more power it requires: From the AOPA blog.
Do you need autorotation to fly a helicopter?
Autorotation is a coveted skill that every aspiring helicopter pilot must have. True, the ability to land a helicopter without power is a talent that few pilots will ever need, but it is still one that no helicopter pilot should be without. So what is the secret to not wrecking helicopters in the practice area?
What happens if you make a hard turn on a helicopter?
In the game, if the player banks the helicopter then make a sudden and hard pull on the cyclic to make a turn while max collective is applied, the low rpm warning will sound, followed by a loss of power and a few seconds later loss of attitude control. The aircraft can be recovered by: After which the rpm will increase back to normal again.