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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Fan of the S-67?
Well put a rotor on my head and a airplane prop on my rear and call me an autogyro... Who knew Sikorsky actually tested a 3.5 ft.-diam. 7-blade fan-in-fin (now copyrighted as "Fenestron" by Eurocopter) on the S-67 "Blackhawk"?
This is the real thing folks, no PS BS here! It was test-flown in 1974 with over 29 flight hours to compare it to the conventional tail rotor. It had a design power of 835 hp and a speed of 3,000 rpm and helped the S-67 gain a speed of 370 km/h (230 mph), thereby beating the original record in which it used the conventional tail.
In other words it sounds like the test proved very effective, so why did they change it back in August of the same year just before the Farnborough crash in September? O_o
They should have kept it, no doubt. :P
This is the real thing folks, no PS BS here! It was test-flown in 1974 with over 29 flight hours to compare it to the conventional tail rotor. It had a design power of 835 hp and a speed of 3,000 rpm and helped the S-67 gain a speed of 370 km/h (230 mph), thereby beating the original record in which it used the conventional tail.
In other words it sounds like the test proved very effective, so why did they change it back in August of the same year just before the Farnborough crash in September? O_o
They should have kept it, no doubt. :P
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Sikorsky's planned S-61D and Countdown to Futurama
To add some confusion to those who think they know the S-61 series well, or H-3 for that matter, presenting a proposed "S-61D".
NOT to be confused with the export S-61D-1/2/3/4s for the Brazilian and Argentine navies, or the SH-3D (S-61B) (HSS-2A) / SH-3D (S-61B) / SH-3D-TS Anti-submarine warfare helicopters, or the VH-3D VIP variant.
Nooooo, in fact it's an unbuilt project for a USMC utility transport with deep square-section fuselage, rear loading doors, and high-set tailboom. I think this is an early proposal for the HH-3E Jolly Green Giant (S-61R) sometime before 1963.
Still trying to figure out the German cross... possible plans for export?
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Now for Futurama-related news.......
Yup, Comedy Central now has an official countdown 'till the one-hour premiere on June 23. Yay!
Lot's of previews and other wacky/fun stuff at the main site, so go check it out!
http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/tag/countdown-to-futurama/
I'm sqeeeing with excitement! xD
NOT to be confused with the export S-61D-1/2/3/4s for the Brazilian and Argentine navies, or the SH-3D (S-61B) (HSS-2A) / SH-3D (S-61B) / SH-3D-TS Anti-submarine warfare helicopters, or the VH-3D VIP variant.
Nooooo, in fact it's an unbuilt project for a USMC utility transport with deep square-section fuselage, rear loading doors, and high-set tailboom. I think this is an early proposal for the HH-3E Jolly Green Giant (S-61R) sometime before 1963.
Still trying to figure out the German cross... possible plans for export?
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Now for Futurama-related news.......
Yup, Comedy Central now has an official countdown 'till the one-hour premiere on June 23. Yay!
Lot's of previews and other wacky/fun stuff at the main site, so go check it out!
http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/tag/countdown-to-futurama/
I'm sqeeeing with excitement! xD
Monday, May 16, 2011
An intriguing autogiro project
Being a hardcore aerospace and aviation fan (while obsessing with Futurama) I'm always on the lookout for awsome and unique aircraft developments.
This new joint US-Pakistani project is no exception. It is a current development for a military modification to the Air Command series by my American friend Travis E.Britt (also known as Stingray on most forums) and a Pakistani engineer named Rehan K.Janjua.
It goes by a lot of names currently... "Rehan 2011" / "Mini-Cobra" / "GyroCobra"... with the registration AP-ZAZ.
Info:
http://sites.google.com/site/stingrayslistofrotorcraft/rehan-janjua-ap-zaz
If you can remember correctly Rehan was one of three engineers in Rawalpindi who were responsible for Pakistan's first locally-built and flown autogiro, an Air Command bird (see video below), and the very same to undergo this new "Gyro-Cobra" modification.
First question that comes to mind is simply; why?
Well for one it looks cool, but another is that this aircraft is planned to have an extra seat added to the original single-seat layout, plus addition of modern all-weather navigation and control tech. I spoke with Travis at his web forum via personal messaging about this aircraft and he says this is to be used for such roles search-and-rescue (O_O) and will be fitted with external long-range fuel tanks.
I'm not sure how this will work with an ultralight bird like this but maybe it will be a spotter or supplier for aircraft better suited for the actual role? Who knows... certainly not Stingy when I asked this detail, and apparently Rehan isn't available at the time to ask personally. Darn :P
My personal guess is this will be an armed aircraft for fast-attacking ground targets (well, the new cockpit look and the fact the bird is small enough - and proposed to be fast enough - to miss could hint at it) or for assisting SAR in a hot battlefield as a light gunship. Again, who knows.
It's cool being friends with those who are accomplishing awsome things. XD
This new joint US-Pakistani project is no exception. It is a current development for a military modification to the Air Command series by my American friend Travis E.Britt (also known as Stingray on most forums) and a Pakistani engineer named Rehan K.Janjua.
It goes by a lot of names currently... "Rehan 2011" / "Mini-Cobra" / "GyroCobra"... with the registration AP-ZAZ.
Info:
http://sites.google.com/site/stingrayslistofrotorcraft/rehan-janjua-ap-zaz
If you can remember correctly Rehan was one of three engineers in Rawalpindi who were responsible for Pakistan's first locally-built and flown autogiro, an Air Command bird (see video below), and the very same to undergo this new "Gyro-Cobra" modification.
First question that comes to mind is simply; why?
Well for one it looks cool, but another is that this aircraft is planned to have an extra seat added to the original single-seat layout, plus addition of modern all-weather navigation and control tech. I spoke with Travis at his web forum via personal messaging about this aircraft and he says this is to be used for such roles search-and-rescue (O_O) and will be fitted with external long-range fuel tanks.
I'm not sure how this will work with an ultralight bird like this but maybe it will be a spotter or supplier for aircraft better suited for the actual role? Who knows... certainly not Stingy when I asked this detail, and apparently Rehan isn't available at the time to ask personally. Darn :P
My personal guess is this will be an armed aircraft for fast-attacking ground targets (well, the new cockpit look and the fact the bird is small enough - and proposed to be fast enough - to miss could hint at it) or for assisting SAR in a hot battlefield as a light gunship. Again, who knows.
It's cool being friends with those who are accomplishing awsome things. XD
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