Advanced Bee Control System

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Well I think I've worked out the arrangement for the new advanced control system on my Bee. A diagram is attached.

John L.
 

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That is one heck of a control system.
 
Can You Guess?

Can You Guess?

Doug Riley said:
"Pilot's oral temperature probe omitted for clarity. See Dwg. #2B."
Fame and admiration will go to the first person who can guess what historical flying rotorcraft the diagram came from!

John L.
 
gyropilot said:
Well I think I've worked out the arrangement for the new advanced control system on my Bee. A diagram is attached.

John L.

What? It's not fly-by-wire??! :D :D
 
Hello John, What is the advantage of such a control system? Thank you, Vance
 
vance said:
Hello John, What is the advantage of such a control system? Thank you, Vance
None for a GyroBee Vance. I posted it just for fun.

Regards,

John L.
 
Thank you John, Jim Mayfield says my humor has been surgicaly removed, sorry I didn't get it. Thank you, Vance
 
gyropilot said:
Fame and admiration will go to the first person who can guess what historical flying rotorcraft the diagram came from!

John L.

J2 or 18a??????
 
Ok how about a FW61 or maybe a FW186???
 
Good Guesses

Good Guesses

skyguynca said:
Ok how about a FW61 or maybe a FW186???
Excellent guesses, but no cigar. If you look carefully, you'll notice the diagram I posted has only one single nose gear.

Another hint: It's NOT from a gyroplane (as you would suspect by looking at the tail configuration), but a helicopter!

John L.
 
Nope!

Nope!

GyroRon said:
Looks like the towed gyroglider they used on subs?
It's not a gyroplane... but you're getting "warmer" when you mention something Navy related. :)

Hints to date:

It's German
A helicopter
And somehow related to the Navy.

John L.
 
Well that is why I listed the FW61, it was the first German Helicopter and the control surfaces moved, so now I would have to guess the syncropter Flettner 282???
 
Winner

Winner

skyguynca said:
...so now I would have to guess the syncropter Flettner 282???
WINNER - WINNER - WINNER - WINNER - WINNER

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From https://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/aviation/shipbased/fl282/...

The innovative Flettner Fl 282 was one of the first (if not the first) operational helicopter that was used on board of ships. Being the successor of the Flettner Fl 265 which first flew in May 1939, the Flettner 282 was only build in small numbers, 30 prototypes and 15 pre production vehicles were completed. The prototypes were build in different variants, one or two seater, closed or open cockpit, and other modifications.

Unlike today's helicopters, the Fl 282 did not have a tail rotor to compensate the drag of the main rotor. Instead it had a twin interlaced rotor system, similar to a "kitchen mixer". These synchronized, side-by-side, rotors were typical for Flettner helicopters.

In 1941/1942 the Kriegsmarine used a Fl 282 for tests on board of the CL Köln . With a landing platform mounted on turret Bruno, several operational patterns were successfully tested. The Kolibri proved to be very maneuverable, reliable and a stable platform even at bad weather conditions.

As a result of this test, 20 of the prototypes were used on board on Kriegsmarine ships operating in the Mediterranean for reconnaissance and escort duty. Over 1000 helicopters were ordered, but because of the damages caused by heavy allied air attacks, the production was never started.

At the end of the war, only three Flettner Fl 282 were still operational and none of this remarkable aircraft survived until today.


John L.
 
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