- "This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally."
A rotorcraft that is capable of vertical takeoff and landing and is used for transportation or rescue.
Helicopter basics: Introduction to the basic principles of helicopter flight, with emphasis on the main components and key features of helicopters.
Aerodynamics of Helicopter Flight: The study of the various aerodynamic forces and related aspects that affect helicopter flight. This includes the principles of lift, drag, thrust, and weight.
Helicopter Flight Controls: The mechanisms and systems used to control helicopter movement, including the collective, cyclic and anti-torque pedals, and their influence on helicopter performance.
Types of Helicopters: Different types of helicopters based on their designs, structures, and intended uses, including military, medical, commercial, and private helicopters.
Helicopter Maintenance: The various procedures and processes involved in the maintenance and repair of helicopters, including inspections, repairs, and overhauls.
Instrumentation and Avionics: The various instruments and avionics systems used in helicopters to interpret flight data and assist in navigation, communication, and flight management.
Weather and Helicopter Operations: The impact of weather and other meteorological factors on helicopter operations, with emphasis on pre-flight planning and decision-making processes.
Human Factors: Thehuman factors that contribute to helicopter accidents and incidents and ways to mitigate them. This includes topics such as fatigue, stress, communication, and decision-making.
Emergency Procedures: The basic procedures and responses associated with emergencies such as engine failure, fire, and autorotation.
- "These attributes allow helicopters to be used in congested or isolated areas where fixed-wing aircraft and many forms of short take-off and landing (STOL) or short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft cannot perform without a runway."
- "In 1942, the Sikorsky R-4 became the first helicopter to reach full-scale production."
- "The configuration of a single main rotor accompanied by a vertical anti-torque tail rotor (i.e. unicopter, not to be confused with the single-blade monocopter) has become the most common helicopter configuration."
- "Twin-main rotor helicopters (bicopters), in either tandem or transverse rotor configurations, are sometimes in use due to their greater payload capacity than the monorotor design."
- "Coaxial-rotor, tiltrotor, and compound helicopters are also all flying today."
- "Quadrotor helicopters (quadcopters) were pioneered as early as 1907 in France."
- "along with other types of multicopters, have been developed mainly for specialized applications such as drones."
- "lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors."
- "helicopters can take off and land vertically."
- "vertical anti-torque tail rotor" - The purpose is to counteract the torque produced by the main rotor.
- "This allows the helicopter to...hover"
- "fly forward, backward and laterally."
- "helicopters can be used in congested or isolated areas where fixed-wing aircraft cannot perform."
- "greater payload capacity than the monorotor design."
- "coaxial-rotor" - To provide lift and control for the helicopter.
- "mainly for specialized applications such as drones."
- "the Sikorsky R-4 became the first helicopter to reach full-scale production."