Having a bit of #XPlane #flightsim fun tonight with the Bell Jetranger #helicopter in NYC. Departed Downtown Manhattan Heliport, took a scenic route by the Lady of Liberty, and buzzed the Observation deck of the Empire State Building. Still no good at #rotorcraft flying but practice makes perfect. I can land it now without crashing, just not exactly where I want yet.
#XPlane #flightsim #helicopter #rotorcraft #avgeeks #aviation #airplanes #pilotlife #flying
A #NASA mission to Saturn's moon #Titan passed a significant review. The agency said the #Dragonfly mission passed its preliminary design review earlier this month. The mission, scheduled for launch in 2027, will send a nuclear-powered #rotorcraft to #Saturn's largest moon, flying through its dense atmosphere to study the #moon and look for any #biosignatures.
Check out the replay from October 2022 with Dr. Jani Radebaugh on the WAS YouTube channel.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-dragonfly-team-soars-through-major-design-review
#nasa #Titan #dragonfly #rotorcraft #saturn #moon #biosignatures
Just tried to fly a couple of #helicopters in #XPlane, results were the same in both the Bell 47 and JetRanger.
Boom, crash, flames.
If you ever see me at the controls of a real #rotorcraft do not under ANY circumstances get in.
#helicopters #XPlane #rotorcraft #avgeeks #flying #aviation #flightsim #pilotlife
Demonstration with aerial sawing #simulator #helisimtraining #vr #ar #rotorcraft #rotorcraftpro #aviation #aviationlovers
#aviationlovers #aviation #rotorcraftpro #rotorcraft #ar #vr #helisimtraining #simulator
Bell AH-1S TOW Cobra. One of the more capable of the single-engined versions of the the classic Cobra. Derived from the Bell UH-1 Huey (built on a new slim-line fuselage), in response to an urgent operational need during the Vietnam War, The -1S was upgraded with a 1,800 shp (1,300 kW) T53-L-703 turboshaft engine. The -1S has been flown by the armed forces of Japan and the Philippines, as well as the USA. This example is seen at the New England Air Museum, #Connecticut #USA
#helicopter #VTOL @VTOLsociety #rotorcraft #aviation #VietnamWar #Vietnam #helicoptergunship #HueyCobra #Bell #USArmy #avgeek
#connecticut #usa #helicopter #vtol #rotorcraft #aviation #vietnamwar #vietnam #helicoptergunship #hueycobra #bell #usarmy #avgeek
Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey, seen after take-off at #RIAT, RAF #Fairford. This V/STOL tilt-rotor design had some control difficulties at slow speed during initial service entry, but has since matured. #USMC #USN #USAF #JSDF #RoyalInternationalAirTattoo #airshow #VTOL #STOL #rotorcraft #COD #Osprey #CV22 #aviation #rotarywing #photography #aviationphotography
#riat #fairford #usmc #usn #usaf #jsdf #royalinternationalairtattoo #airshow #vtol #stol #rotorcraft #cod #osprey #cv22 #aviation #rotarywing #photography #aviationphotography
@VTOLsociety
Did you know that I have 424 videos on my YouTube channel? 😉
https://www.youtube.com/@LEJapproach
I don't have a special #helicopter playlist yet, but the one with shots of #Eurocopter / #AirbusHelicopters products is as close as it gets:
http://tinyurl.com/y9g99a5l
However, to my mind, the absolute highlight in terms of #rotorcraft is this:
https://youtu.be/1o8U3G9ETMw
#helicopter #eurocopter #rotorcraft #airbushelicopters
Putting the #lake in #LakePlacid. This was my #first #flight after getting my #ppl in #helicopters years ago. #flying through the #mountain passes of upstate #NY is unforgettable.
#aviation #helicopter #landscape #photography #photo #generalaviation #rotorcraft #robinson
#robinson #rotorcraft #generalaviation #photo #photography #landscape #helicopter #aviation #ny #mountain #Flying #helicopters #ppl #flight #first #lakeplacid #lake
#landing on a #dam in #massachusets in a #robinson #helicopter during training for my #commercial . There’s a rock like the one beside the skid, right on the other side, a bigger ship would not fit there. #followfriday #rotorcraft #lake #forest #pinnacle
#pinnacle #forest #lake #rotorcraft #followfriday #commercial #helicopter #robinson #massachusets #dam #landing
#SundayAviationReading Does the perfect book at the intersection of planetary exploration & #rotorcraft engineering exist? Well... Maybe! I am half-way through this book on the development of #Ingenuity & #Dragonfly. And this is your daily reminder that humankind did fly an aircraft on another planet! 🚁🚀 #aerospace #avgeeks #engineering #research #spaceships #STEM
#stem #spaceships #Research #engineering #avgeeks #aerospace #dragonfly #Ingenuity #rotorcraft #sundayaviationreading
EMC_Phase1:clipart/eps/transport/iff-conversions/sh2.iff #Rotorcraft #Aircraft #HelicopterRotor #Vehicle #Helicopter #AutomotiveExterior #Aviation #AutomotiveLighting #MilitaryHelicopter #MotorVehicle
#rotorcraft #aircraft #HelicopterRotor #vehicle #helicopter #AutomotiveExterior #aviation #AutomotiveLighting #MilitaryHelicopter #MotorVehicle
EMC_Phase3:images/white/white.256/white03.256 #Aircraft #Sky #Vehicle #Aviation #HelicopterRotor #Helicopter #Rotorcraft #AerospaceManufacturer #AirTravel #AerospaceEngineering
#aircraft #sky #vehicle #aviation #HelicopterRotor #helicopter #rotorcraft #AerospaceManufacturer #airtravel #aerospaceengineering
Butterfly in the sky…
#favoritedinosaurstudios #helicopter #aviation #avgeek #pilot #aviationphotography #helicopters #helicopterpilot #verticalmag #aviationlovers #aircraft #pilotlife #helicoptero #heli #rotorcraft #h #aviationdaily #flying #helikopter #fly #chopper #photography
#favoritedinosaurstudios #helicopter #aviation #avgeek #pilot #aviationphotography #helicopters #helicopterpilot #verticalmag #aviationlovers #aircraft #pilotlife #helicoptero #Heli #rotorcraft #h #Aviationdaily #flying #helikopter #fly #chopper #photography
#Rotorcraft on Mars soon rotorcraft on #Titan.
John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's #Dragonfly team have been doing some test flights.
https://dragonfly.jhuapl.edu/Gallery/