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Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter in tethered flight, USA, 1939 (lemmy.world)

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[–] the_citizen@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Sikorsky went through a long way. Hope I will drive one of it's descendants.

[–] Shawdow194@fedia.io 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Amazing how far the design... hasnt come 💀

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But the tail rotor is horizontal?!

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why not?

[–] eRac 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It seems a bit odd. The main rotor imparts an opposite spin on the body. Tha tail rotor is there to counteract that spin by blowing sideways. A horizontal one would have to use just its spin, not getting the benefit of the air mass being pushed sideways.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That (chinook-style solution) only works if both rotors are the same size and speed.

Perhaps Sikorsky's tethers to the ground worked around the problem for that photo anyway. Not sure.

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Off to find a bit of the ole guzzalean. Cah chunk cah chunk!