Rotorcraft Fundamentals
Appearance
Rotorcraft Fundamentals is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aerodynamics, flight controls, systems, performance, flight maneuvers, emergencies, and aeronautical decision making is included.
Table of Chapters
[edit | edit source]- Introduction to the Helicopter
- General Aerodynamics
- Aerodynamics of Flight
- Helicopter Flight Controls
- Helicopter Systems
- Helicopter Flight Manual
- Weight and Balance
- Performance
- Basic Flight Maneuvers
- Advanced Flight Maneuvers
- Helicopter Emergencies
- Attitude Instrument Flying
- Night Operations
- Aeronautical Decision Making
- Introduction to the Gyroplane
- Aerodynamics of the Gyroplane
- Gyroplane Flight Controls
- Gyroplane Systems
- Gyroplane Flight Manual
- Flight Operations
- Gyroplane Emergencies
Sources
[edit | edit source]The majority of the text, diagrams, and pictures in this book have been taken from:
[FAA: Rotorcraft] | U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration Rotorcraft Flying Handbook. Public Domain. |
References
[edit | edit source]The authors highly recommend the following reference materials:
Contributors
[edit | edit source]HaugenHaus A large portion of my contribution was to adapt the print version of [FAA: Rotorcraft] to use as a wikibook.