Author Topic: How do Chinooks rotate? (Read 611 times)

Furball · « **on:** August 18, 2005, 01:02:05 PM »

How do they turn on the spot? (dont know the correct helicopter term for it - torque?)

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** August 18, 2005, 01:03:30 PM »

I'd think it's simple enough... Angle one rotor left and the other right, and you'll pivot around the point between the two rotors....

Just a guess.

Furball · « **Reply #2 on:** August 18, 2005, 01:04:43 PM »

thats what i thought too, thought someone might know for definite. thanks.

mora · « **Reply #3 on:** August 18, 2005, 01:07:05 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Krusty
I'd think it's simple enough... Angle one rotor left and the other right, and you'll pivot around the point between the two rotors....

Just a guess.

I think it has a cyclic control system, but that's the idea.

gripen · « **Reply #4 on:** August 18, 2005, 05:14:50 PM »

See here.

gripen

Tails · « **Reply #5 on:** August 18, 2005, 06:25:53 PM »

Yup, displaced tandems yaw by differential cyclic. Inline tandems oppose left-right cyclic, side-by-side tandems oppose fore-aft pitch cyclic.

And, for gee-wiz info: Coaxials, like any given Kamov product, yaw by increasing collective on one rotor disk, and decreasing it on the other.

Furball · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2005, 11:22:13 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by gripen
See here.

gripen

thanks

frank3 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 20, 2005, 08:01:49 AM »

Nice site Gripen, thanks for sharing