A blog about air transport
Helicopters. Light helicopters use simple landing skids to save weight and cost. The skids may have attachment points for wheels so that they can be moved for short distances on the ground. Skids are impractical for helicopters weighing more than four tons. What are the skids of a helicopter? Skids, as opposed to wheels, allows …
This is important because, while helicopters are typically less prone to bird strikes than fixed-wing aircraft are, likely because the latter are noisier and fly more slowly, accidents occur, and they can be fatal. … Canadian military helicopters also experience bird hits (Transport Canada 1993). Do birds get caught in helicopter blades? The majority of …
Players and fans have marked the third anniversary of a helicopter crash at Leicester City’s stadium ahead of the club’s game against Brighton. The crash, which killed the club’s chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, happened at the King Power Stadium after a match on 27 October, 2018. Where was the helicopter crash Leicester? It struck the ground …
With its triple-hook external load system, internal cargo winch, roller conveyor fit and large reserves of power, the aircraft can lift a wide variety of complex underslung or internal freight, including vehicles. It can carry up to 55 troops or up to approximately 10 tonnes of mixed cargo. How many passengers can a CH-47 carry? …
What does it mean when a helicopter flies over your house? While military helicopters may fly over houses for training, law enforcement helicopters fly over residential properties for a variety of reasons. … In most cases, police helicopters are dispatched when officers on the ground need assistance. This may include responding to a crime scene …
The problem isn’t the engine itself; that is actually relatively quiet. It’s the rotors that make the classic “whup-whup” sound. The simplest way to dampen a helicopter’s noise is to increase the angle of the rotor’s blades, also called the pitch, and slow them down. Are there helicopters that make no noise? “You can never …