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I don't think enough is made of the unusual and potentially startling severity of the maneuvers required to make a turn back successful...
Sunday at 7:41 PM
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I think that is key. The wing won't stall unless the critical AoA is exceeded, and "unloading" helps prevent that (as a bonus, the roll...
Sunday at 7:29 PM
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A lightly loaded 172 needs 400' to get the job done most of the time. A fully loaded 182 can barely get the job done at 600 feet from...
Sunday at 11:36 AM
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As I don't remeber if I added the document: 'Characteristics of Clark Y airfoils of small aspect ratios', NACA report 431. C H...
Apr 14, 2021
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Seems reasonable. It's a large problem.
Apr 5, 2021
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The heli is partially a consumer tech demonstration project. The mission needs for the electronics are low compared to the data...
Apr 5, 2021
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An important and common means of reducing resonance gain and increasing resonance frequencies is to employ a redrive to match inertia...
Apr 5, 2021
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The patents and literature specifically cite resonance damping. I don't know how they dissipate the heat. But the poiseuille shearing...
Apr 4, 2021
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How many rpm does it drop? For a fixed pitch prop power is proportional to the cube of the rpm, so take the cube of the percentage, for...
Apr 4, 2021
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https://www.vibratechtvd.com/torsional-dampers
Apr 4, 2021
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May I suggest that you study helicopter tail rotor drive shafts? ... especially on lighter, piston-powered helicopters like Bell 47...
Apr 4, 2021
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Molt Taylor used the Dodge Flexidyne coupler in all of his pushers to prevent destructive torsional vibration. Several articles by Molt...
Apr 4, 2021
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Funny you should mention this. The Mars rover Perseverance uses a PowerPC 750, a single core platform that has been around since 1998...
Apr 3, 2021
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Keep in mind that the thing you have in your back pocket that cell phone companies are practically giving away.... Is far more powerful...
Apr 1, 2021
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This is a crucial distinction. But throwing money at the problem doesn't solve anything. Sound execution and components does. The...
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