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Originally Posted by WVOtoGO
It’s all in the rotor head. And a few other structural parts, I guess. But the rotor head design is what makes todays helicopters either aerobatic or not.
Those are some awesome ships. As a helicopter owner/pilot, I can say that the real impressive part is how agile they are for their size and utility.
We have a 530F that can run circles around it as far as speed and maneuverability is concerned. But, the two are apples and oranges as far as their utility as a helicopter goes. The BO is without a doubt at “sports-tank” in the helicopter world. An absolutely all around awesome ship.
I’ve rolled our 530 twice. Non-consecutively. But will never try to loop it. I wouldn’t want to see what happens if I screwed up and fell back over on the head with too much Neg-G loading.  That would be a very bad thing.
Thanks for the awesome videos. |
Isn't he mast bumping that used to be bad news for the miltary guys in the UH-1's and AH-1's? I would guess the diameter (strength) of the main shaft is what holds it together, compressing a rod and twisting at the same time reduces its shear strength dramatically (good bar trick though...)