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Remember
Good Helicopters (even kits) Aren't Cheep.
More Important,
Cheep Helicopters Aren't Safe
and Can/HAVE KILLED

Before Buying Anything, New or Used
I strongly suggest you personally observe the designer and or manufacture (not just the company's test pilots) flying there product at altitude (not just hovering around) many many times before you invest your money n possibly your life in their helicopter...

If  the designer or manufacture comes up with ANY excuse why they don't personally fly there craft, the writing is on the wall, READ it n move on to another manufacture that has the confidence in there craft to fly it above 100 feet regularly.

And the same goes for used/experimental helicopters. If the owner/builder does NOT have the confidence in his craft to give you full flight demonstration (autos, hover autos, quick stops, flights at altitude) the writing is once again on the wall, READ it and move on.

I have personally seen the manufactures n used helicopter owners that fly there craft at altitude n I have also seen the ones that don't fly there craft more than a few feet off  the ground. Statistically, one is LOTS less likely to kill than the other.
Remember, the life you save is Yours....

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A good book 4 U

Chicken Hawk is a story of a young boy that goes thru US Army  Warrant Officer Flight School becoming both a helicopter pilot and a man. The story starts in the late 60 in the USA, than onto VietNamand back. The author Bob Mason tells how he almost washed out of pre flight school but was allowed to take the "Hell Month" over again (6o days of Hell Month) and  almost a year later earned his wing as a Warrant Officer. He tells how he and many other set up one of the first Air Cavalry Divisions (perhaps the first, I can't remember). Any way, I  enjoyed Bob's book so much I have actually read 3 times so far and most likely will again. It is a great book for any one fascinated with the whirling wing/helicopter and or VietNam helicopter aviation. If you are forgetful like me, you can enjoy it 3 times for only $8.76 thru Amazon.com. Click here to order Chicken Hawk..........

  I seek the following info:
  (a) who developed the VJ-1X and when did it first fly?
  (b) what are its flying characteristics and control?
  (c) what prior single bladed helicopters are there that have flown in the sport helicopter field?

Thank you for any information you can provide. I am a researcher working on the flight theory of
single-bladed helicopters.

Francis Graham
Assistant Professor Physics
Kent State University
400 East 4th Street
East Liverpool OH 43920
fgraham@kenteliv.kent.edu ;
francisgraham@rocketmail.com
30-385-3805

Sir, Just a note on the CH-54 photo.  My name is Bob Strange an I was the  flight  engineer on 490 while assigned to the 355th aviation Company, Fort Eustis, VA, 1973-1978.  The photo is that of a CH-54A model not a "B" model.  490 was one hell of a flying machine.  It was the only 54 to be manufactured with a boron  tail  boom and weighed 900 pounds less then any other 54.

Robert Strange

Deputy, Combat Aviation
Test and Evaluation

I am looking for a turbine small APU turbine that is timed-out, but still operational (read "cheap"), for a ground-based application.

Any help that you could give would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

- Mike Routen  :-)
mrouten@ccli.com <mailto:mrouten@ccli.com>

I needed to read all of the information on this web page.  I've always wanted to fly, and have been reading up on the G-1's.  I can't build one now, and don't know if I ever will after reading everyone's opinions, but would appreciate some help on a few things.  I know a license is not needed, but what is?  Do you need conformation on whether or not it's all right to use these things in certain areas?

Steve Doud

     The Skycranes were porbably the best heavy lift helicopter in the US Army Inventory.  I was a part of that program during the procurment and fielding stage and proud of it.  They were flown by a great bunch of GI's all over the world and involved in some wild operations. Like when they  were used in a test in Vietnam where they dropped a 10,000lb surplus WWII dummy (non-neuclar) A. bomb dropped for the puprose of clearing a landing zones for Helicopter assaults.  The 1st Cavalry Division utilized a air transportable flying operating room (Pod) that
dould be deployed by air and set up in minutes to operated on wounded GI's.

      The A models were deployed from Ft Sill, Ok, dismantled and stuffed inside a C-133 Aircraft and airlifted to Viet Nam, Alaska and Germany.  Those CH-54's depolyed to Vietnam recovered more than enough aircraft and helicopters to pay for themselves, and then some.
Unfortunately the US Army forgave the Skycrane for the Chinook Helicopter which in my opinion was a much inferior tandem rotor helicopter. They were sucessfully operated by the National Guard for many years before their retirement.  It's good to see some of them
survived  and are doing an excellent job in the  commercial market. Igor Sikorsky was a brilliant man when he concieved the Skycrane Helicpoter concept.

Larry Swann

Please eM this gentleman from Brazil if you have any first hand information or opinions on building  the 2 helicopters listed below.

Dear sir,

I'm interested in building a helicopter from plans. I just found two options: A/W95 and Sky twister. But I never heard about them and don't know if  they are good and safe (I found the tail transmission by belt not reliable, let me know what you think).

Could tell me what you think about these designs? Or tell if you know some other reliable machine that can be built from plans (1 or 2 seats).

Marcel Ferreira

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Engine type  solar T62-16B     65 HP continuous 75 intermittent output
speed 8000 rpm
reduction system  4.35 to 1( helical gears)
fuel burn  7gph
fuel type    jet A ,  kerosene, fuel oil, or diesel fuel
empty weight  395 lbs
usefull load  250 lbs
fuel capacity  8 gal.
main rotor dia 19 1/2 feet NACA 0012   A-B Heli. aluminum  rotor blades.
main rotor rpm 500
main rotor gear box  3.25 to 1
tail rotor dia 36 in NACA 0012
tail rotor rpm 2800
tail rotor gear box  1.25 to 2
electrical system   12 V
Construction type: Lower frame welded 4130 steel.
Upper frame: Bolted and riveted 6061-T6 alu.
Cruse speed 65 mph
All other flying specs have not been determined yet.

Doug  Schwochert

The turbine engine has 1623.2 hrs on the hobbs the helicopter has only 12 hrs total time on it.

I was wondering what you think about the A/W 95 helicopter (the modern version of the Adams-Wilson Choppy design).  I would like to constuct one, but I do not want to have a helicopter that turns out like Vortech's G-1 (something that the company has no trust in and wont give a demonstation for because they dont want to kill their workers).

 Do you know anything about this helicopter and would it be worth it for me to make it? Do you know of anything like it that is maybe better?

Thanks a lot,
Alan Cesnavicius

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A Few
Good Helicopter n Aviation
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Chicken Hawk is a story of a young boy that goes thru US Army  Warrant Officer Flight School becoming both a helicopter pilot and a man. The story starts in the late 60 in the USA, than onto VietNamand back. The author Bob Mason tells how he almost washed out of pre flight school but was allowed to take the "Hell Month" over again (6o days of Hell Month) and  almost a year later earned his wing as a Warrant Officer. He tells how he and many other set up one of the first Air Cavalry Divisions (perhaps the first, I can't remember). Any way, I  enjoyed Bob's book so much I have actually read 3 times so far and most likely will again. It is a great book for any one fascinated with the whirling wing/helicopter and or VietNam helicopter aviation. If you are forgetful like me, you can enjoy it 3 times for only $8.76 thru Amazon.com. Click here to order Chicken Hawk..........

Almost every one knows Chuck Yeager was the first human to break the sound barrier. But the story that leads up to him being in the right place at the right time and having "the Right Stuff" is equally as interesting as his mach 1 story. If I remember correctly (I read this one a few years back n only once) this book also starts out when Chuck was a young man on a farm, following him thru Army flight school, a W.W.II P51 pilot in Europe and back to Murrock/Eedwards AF Base, retiring a Air Force Brig. General....... Great human aviation story, great W.W.II story and great aviation history story all rapped up in one book for just 6 bucks thru Amazon.com. Click here to order eager......

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You may have seen the movie or perhaps the segment on 6o minuets or 2o/2o type TV show recently. What a story that starts with a grope of young soccer players on a twin engine turbo prop plane flying thru the Andes in Chili South America and does not make it. I do not want to give it a way, but is is a great story and just keeps on coming and coming as you turn the page. Once again, I read this one a few years ago and with my memory, I will take it with me on my next long airline flight and read/enjoy it all over. Alive is also a bargain at $5.59 thru Amazon.com. Click here to order here to order Alive..........