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Diagram of fully articulated main rotor head. Juan de la Cierva developed the fully articulating rotor for the autogyro. The basis of his design permitted successful helicopter development. In a fully articulated rotor system, each rotor blade is attached to the rotor hub through a series of hinges that let the blade move independently of the ...
A semi-rigid rotorhead does not have individual flapping or drag hinges but provides for flapping and lag motion through gimbal mounting. [3] A common example of a semi-rigid rotor is a teetering rotorhead found on the Robinson family of helicopters. A Robinson R22 Teetering Rotorhead
The amount of phase lag depends on the distance of the flapping hinge from the rotor hub. If the hinges are only slightly offset, phase lag will be 80-90 degrees, however a semi-rigid rotorhead will typically have phase lag of 75-80 degrees. [1] Phase lag is not caused by gyroscopic precession, which always has a lag of 90 degrees. [2]
Helicopter rotor joints Illustration of the shift in the location of the center of mass of a helicopter rotor caused by the individual blades' rotation in their respective vertical joints. Articulated rotor systems with drag hinges allow each blade to advance or lag in its rotation to compensate for the stress on the blade caused by the ...
The R22 is a light, two-place, single reciprocating-engined helicopter, with a semirigid, two-bladed main rotor and a two-bladed tail rotor. The main rotor has a teetering hinge and two coning hinges. The tail rotor has only a teetering hinge. The normal production variant has skid landing gear.
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If a helicopter suffers a power failure a pilot can adjust the collective pitch to keep the rotor spinning, generating enough lift to touch down and skid in a relatively soft landing. [ 3 ] The collective pitch control in a Boeing CH-47 Chinook is called a thrust control , but serves the same purpose, except that it controls two rotor systems ...
A coaxial-rotor aircraft is an aircraft whose rotors are mounted one above the other on concentric shafts, with the same axis of rotation, but turning in opposite directions (contra-rotating). This rotor configuration is a feature of helicopters produced by the Russian Kamov helicopter design bureau.