Posted on 03/14/2017 5:33:29 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
What about the NOTAR System that Boeing uses on their Civilian Helicopters?
The Sheriff’s Department uses them here.
Seems like a simpler design and it doesn’t leave a weak link with that Tail Rotor hanging out there.
An old friend of mine was a Helicopter Pilot. His buddy died then the Tail Rotor came apart (might have been a bearing failure) and he couldn’t recover. He watched the guy spiral down and slam into the ground.
BTW - I am not a Helicopter designer and I don’t play one on TV, just asking questions. LOL
But wouldn’t a small transmission be easier to armor and protect than a long shaft to the tail with another transmission and rotor?
I bet that transmission in the KA-52 is as armored as the cockpit or any other vital part of the aircraft. I don’t know for sure, just suspect knowing how Russians are...
As far as taking fire, I don’t know. I was thinking more about mechanical failures due to a counter-rotating transmission’s million little parts, rather than enemy action. Best to just armor up like a hind and give it a powerful engine to protect such a seemingly complex component like a hind. Also like a hind, redundant systems jack its survivability WAY up. Not sure if a hind still slices off it’s own tail if you bank it too sharply
>What about the NOTAR System that Boeing uses on their Civilian Helicopters?
>The Sheriff’s Department uses them here.
>Seems like a simpler design and it doesn’t leave a weak link with that Tail Rotor hanging out there.
>An old friend of mine was a Helicopter Pilot. His buddy died then the Tail Rotor came apart (might have been a bearing failure) and he couldn’t recover. He watched the guy spiral down and slam into the ground.
With anything the less moving part the better. However combat is a different kettle of fish and it requires battle field testing to see how such systems hold up against small arms fire and basic maintenance issues in a combat zone.
It’s unfortunate that you friend’s, friend helicopter didn’t have an ejection system. That’s really the only way to be safe in a helicopter. I think the Russians are the first to implement a working ejection system for helicopters.
>But wouldn’t a small transmission be easier to armor and protect than a long shaft to the tail with another transmission and rotor?
I bet that transmission in the KA-52 is as armored as the cockpit or any other vital part of the aircraft. I don’t know for sure, just suspect knowing how Russians are...
They have a armored and unarmed version. It will be interesting to see if it holds up as well as the older armored Mi-24.
Nice. I like it. I think you convinced me to check out a 74. By the way, check out THIS video. It’s just beautiful and the sound effects are wild.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=70ITPdXzQqg
What an awesome little machine
I had a Romanian SAR-1 at one point in my life. Foolishly sold it in my youthful ignorance...
I don’t do Romanian builds. Their gas blocks walk out after a few thousand rounds, I’ve seen a milled receiver crack, the rear sight fall off, and the front sight tower was set crooked. That was an old 10/63. I got a guy who bought an RAS that exploded on the 4th round. Not only that, I see rivets countersunk and others where the rivets have daylight between the rivet head and the receiver. I generally run from Romanian AKs. Only a few factories build with pride, guns that stand the test of time and heavy use without failure. And that ain’t Romania.
I think my SAR-1 (and I also had a SAR-2) were Century arms imports, before they hired the monkeys. The Polish Tantals by Century have VERY mixed reviews. I guess they mixed up barrels with 5.56 or something, and there was a ‘keyholing’ issue.
My SARs did have a more slanted gas block I remember. I had issues, with jamming of all things, using Wolf ammo, (both Russian, right?), but the other better brands I mention are all excellent from my experience which include a couple dozen thousand rounds.
Good luck with your business, and I hope to shop around your products!
Before my tragic boating accident, I owned a Norinco AK47 chambered for 5.56mm. Had six 30 round magazines for it also. I cried for days when that boar rolled over.
I’ll never go fishing with a gun again.
boar=boat
Funny you mention that.
I had one too. Deep sea fishing for tuna off the outer banks, in a rowboat with my entire gun collection, in front of Hurricane Andrew,,, I’m lucky to be alive...
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