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Post by bytemangler on Feb 13, 2017 21:57:27 GMT -5
Am I off base in thinking that such a stunt would be quite likely to damage or unbalance the rotors to the point where the aircraft would crash or be unstable?
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Post by Leo Kerr on Feb 14, 2017 21:31:53 GMT -5
I'm not a helicopter pilot - or any sort of pilot - but I would imagine it... somewhat possible. Branch-ends; mostly leaves, probably not a problem. Maybe even branches up to about, say, an inch or so? (I'm trying to remember; we have a Huey on display.) Maybe even, if there aren't many as much as a 2-inch branch? It's hard to tell and estimate the momentum available. If it's at the very ends, I suspect a lot more is possible there.
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Post by esox on Feb 15, 2017 3:01:23 GMT -5
1/2 inch branches maybe, and leaves. huey rotorblades were able to sustain alot of damage and would have to be exchanged soon after or the inbalance would damage the rotorheadthey did stunts like that and got away with it might have been a rough and shaky flight due to imbalance.
the u-h heli had (at least the later models) fiberglass rotorblades and contrary to metal blades they could be cewed dow on the ends
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Post by GaryDan on Feb 15, 2017 6:51:59 GMT -5
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Post by Ernest Bywater on Feb 15, 2017 22:12:36 GMT -5
I remember seeing news footage from Vietnam where you could see cut debris flying from helicopters making a descent in tight confines. The camera was a hand unit with the reporter in a following chopper.
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Post by GaryDan on Feb 16, 2017 11:09:26 GMT -5
If you are interested, at the bottom of the link I posted above is another link entitled "27 Blade Rotor Table" that has an outstanding series of pictures taken by a Huey Pilot in Viet Nam in the mid 1960's.
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