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The helicopter crew chief can be seen in the floor hatch providing assistance. Improperly rigged cargo loads can threaten the aircraft as well as people on the ground. External loads must be prepared and inspected by trained personnel, and all rigging equipment must be rated for the weight of the load and in servicable condition.
A Bell XH-40, a prototype of the UH-1 and Bell 204. Bell designed its Model 204 in response to a 1955 United States Army requirement for a utility helicopter. The 204 was a giant step forward in helicopter design, being one of the first to be powered by a turboshaft.
The Piasecki X-49 "SpeedHawk" is an American four-bladed, twin-engined experimental high-speed compound helicopter developed by Piasecki Aircraft.The X-49A is based on the airframe of a Sikorsky YSH-60F Seahawk, but utilizes Piasecki's proprietary vectored thrust ducted propeller (VTDP) design and includes the addition of lifting wings.
These helicopters lack the maneuverability and survivability of a proper attack helicopter, and merely provide a stopgap during the development of the Z-10. The latest armed version, the Z-9W , was introduced in 2005 and has night attack capabilities, with an under-nose low-light TV and infra-red observing and tracking unit.
This category is intended for equipment that is associated specifically with the operation of helicopters but is not a component of the helicopter required for the function of flight (e.g. rotors, engines, controls).
In 1958, prior to full-time production, Hughes provided five preproduction Model 269A examples to the U.S. Army for evaluation as a light observation helicopter to replace the aging OH-13 Sioux and OH-23 Raven. Designated as the YHO-2HU [3] [4] the helicopter was eventually turned down. On 9 April 1959, the 269A received certification from the FAA.
1. Non-rotating outer ring (blue). 2. Turning inner ring (silver). 3. Ball joint. 4. Control (pitch) preventing turning of outer ring. 5. Control (roll). 6. Linkages (silver) to the rotor blade. In aeronautics, a swashplate is a mechanical device that translates input via the helicopter flight controls into motion of the main rotor blades.
American Eurocopter – founded as Vought Helicopter Inc, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter; American Helicopter [10] Aviodyne U.S.A. Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company; Bell Helicopter [44] Bendix Helicopter Company (defunct) [10] Bensen Aircraft Company (defunct) [10] Boeing Rotorcraft Systems (formerly Boeing Helicopters & Boeing-Vertol ...