There is a lot of argument on the forum on CLT, non-CLT etc.
HS and no HS, but unfortunately mostly negative stuff...
I would like to start something more positive:
Tell us about your dream machine !
It must not be perfectly realistic, but a detailed description might
be inspiring for others.
I got this idea from Andre's post on the CLT (sic) thread, which
I take the freedom of quoting here:
So, Andre, if you could elaborate on your dream machine for the beginning.
I am not sure why 4 blades, what is the advantage of offset
hinges....?
BTW.: Piasecki is a Polish name, means more or less Sandman.
(Actually you pronounce it Pyasetski, rather then Piazeki )
His connections to Poland are still there, his company is the US dealer
for the Polish PZL Swidnik W-3A "Sokol" (Hawk) helicopter.
And his Vectored Thrust Ducted Propeller (VTDP)
compound helicopter technology in light version in direction gyro
is MY DREAM MACHINE.
PTKay
HS and no HS, but unfortunately mostly negative stuff...
I would like to start something more positive:
Tell us about your dream machine !
It must not be perfectly realistic, but a detailed description might
be inspiring for others.
I got this idea from Andre's post on the CLT (sic) thread, which
I take the freedom of quoting here:
quadrirotor said:....as may be the concept of cold air tip-jets prerotator on an offset hinged four blades rotor, and IFAP, i discribed above, the industry will follow...If the noise is OK, this will be the new glory of the gyro, and then there will be no problem of PRA, magazine, etc...and the market could be widened for the small Bensen-monoseat-type gyro...
The tip-gyro could solve all the flaws, the commun pilot sees, in the gyro:
-tip driven prerotators to solve the problem of very long takes off (for the two-seats).
-offset hinged four blades rotor to solve the problem of vibrations, and above all, to solve the everlasting problem of instability as the offset hinges give full control on the moments (bunt and other...) even in a low G...
-IFAP (In Flight Added Power) for efficiency, as the rotor is not banked backwards!...
That's the only way to go!...
"DREAMS ARE THE BASIS FOR ALL REAL ADVANCES" Piazeki
http://www.piasecki.com/index.html
But if the noise is unbearable for certain areas: the simplified synchropter i proposed earlier, could be a good solution...
So, Andre, if you could elaborate on your dream machine for the beginning.
I am not sure why 4 blades, what is the advantage of offset
hinges....?
BTW.: Piasecki is a Polish name, means more or less Sandman.
(Actually you pronounce it Pyasetski, rather then Piazeki )
His connections to Poland are still there, his company is the US dealer
for the Polish PZL Swidnik W-3A "Sokol" (Hawk) helicopter.
And his Vectored Thrust Ducted Propeller (VTDP)
compound helicopter technology in light version in direction gyro
is MY DREAM MACHINE.
PTKay