Subject:
|
Re: VTOLs and Helicopters
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.build
|
Date:
|
Tue, 23 May 2000 21:10:47 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
698 times
|
| |
|
|
To me, it looks a lot more like an autogyro that a VTOL (an autogyro is a
top-rotored aircraft with a exterior engines that don't power the rotors and no
tail rotor that can't hover and takes off like a plane. If I confuse anyone,
here is a picture: http://www.engr.umd.edu/~jeffl/graphics/autogyro.jpg)
Alan
In lugnet.build, James Davis writes:
> One of the latest additions to my website was a pair of VTOLs, the "Thunder"
> and the "Donar." If you take a look at the Donar, you'll see that I included
> an attempt at a contra-rotating lift system.
>
> Has anyone managed a good looking and FUNCTIONAL contra-rotating system? Mine
> looks OK, but it doesn't really spin.
>
>
> Take a look if you want:
> http://www.icounsel.com/blacktron/forces/army/VTOLs/H04_Donar.htm
>
> This is based off of the Clan VTOL from the TRO:3060. The cockpit actually
> fits two men and control systems.
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: VTOLs and Helicopters
|
| (...) counter the torque of the main rotor. This design is (I believe) more popular among Russian designs than any others. Popular helicopter rotor systems include a primary rotor with a tail rotor, two primary rotors on opposite sides of the VTOL (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.build)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | VTOLs and Helicopters
|
| One of the latest additions to my website was a pair of VTOLs, the "Thunder" and the "Donar." If you take a look at the Donar, you'll see that I included an attempt at a contra-rotating lift system. Has anyone managed a good looking and FUNCTIONAL (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.build)
|
4 Messages in This Thread:
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
