10 Most Popular Transport Helicopters

Helicopter is one of the great inventions by the man. It is a vehicle that can go anywhere from mountains to sea and can deal with extreme weather conditions, thus proving itself to be the most versatile vehicle used for military purpose and civil purpose. Helicopters can be used as a lethal weapon against enemy’s troops and the land vehicles and on the other hand can be used for transport and rescue purposes.

Here I have compiled some the most popular transport helicopters used around the globe.

UH-1 HUEY

UH-1 is a multipurpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam War. It is commonly known as the “Huey”. The UH-1 was developed by Bell Helicopter.

MIL MI-17

MI-17 is a Russian-designed helicopter currently in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude.

UH-60 BLACKHAWK

UH-60 Blackhawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft.

SA 330 PUMA

The Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France under the designation SA.330.

SH-3 SEA KING

The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is a twin-engine helicopter. The Sea King has been built under license in Italy and Japan, and in the United Kingdom as the Westland Sea King.

ALOUETTE III

The Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation,

MIL MI-8

The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world’s most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries.

MIL MI-26

The Mil Mi-26 is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter in service in civilian and military roles. It is the biggest and most powerful helicopter ever to have gone into production.

CH-47 CHINOOK

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed is 170 knots which is faster than utility and attack helicopters even many of today.

CH-53E SUPER STALLION

The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps.

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7 Strange Aircraft Design Ever There

The VZ-9AV Avrocar
This is evidence of humans could make flying saucers, at least almost succeeded. Yes, The Avrocar projects developed in the 1950's by a Canadian. The goal is to help the United States are entering the phase of the Cold War with the Soviet Union.

Designer Avrocar is Jack Frost, who test-flew from November 1959 to finally retired in 1961.

The Pregnant Guppy 

Developed by Aero Spacelines as cargo plane that aims to bring the components of the Apollo flight to the moon. Similar forms of cargo aircraft pregnant guppy fish have made them look ridiculous.

The Pregnant Guppy is actually a combination of other aircraft parts, such as the elderly and the Pan Am Boeing 377. Had operated from 1963 to 1979.

AD-1
AD-1, or the Ames-Dryden-1, developed by NASA aircraft development program in 1979. What makes this strange aircraft as lopsided wings.

The wings can actually be shifted from 0 degrees to 60 degrees during flight so it looks lopsided. Its function is to increase the speed of the aircraft. Could be tested as many as 79 times, but no further explanation of why the plane was not used back then.

The Flying Pancake
The Vought V-173, also known as the Flying Pancake, is an experimental test aircraft built during World War II. Time to do the test flight since November 1942 until retired five years later.

Wings are weird shapes - nicknamed so as pancakes - enables these aircraft can take off and land without a runway length.

The Northtrop Tacit Blue

This is the first aircraft designed shape with square corners alias is not aerodynamic. Developed in the early 1980s and began flying in 1982. Only operates for 250 hours of flying before finally retiring in 1985.

The Kalinin K-7

K-7 is a project of the Soviet Union in the 1930's. Kalinin designer, because that plane is named after him. The story is really na'as plane. The only aircraft that made ​​it did not allow for a smooth flight, even at the last test flight killing 14 people on board including one pengujui on the runway. As a result, Kalinin was executed and declared by Stalin as an enemy of the state.

 
The Spruce Goose
The Spruce Goose is arguably the most famous aircraft in history, designed by Howard Hughes. Name this plane actually Hughes H-4 Hercules.

The aircraft is made ​​from wood because of wartime restrictions, designed as a heavy transport aircraft to carry personnel and logistics of war to England during World War II. After all, the plan did not happen because of the new Spruce Goose flown one time in 1947. That is, the war had passed.

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The Real Aerofex Hoverbike

A resurrected hover vehicle won't fly through dense forests as effortlessly as the "Star Wars" speeder bikes from "Return of the Jedi," but its intuitive controls could someday allow anyone to fly it without pilot training.

The aerial vehicle resembles a science fiction flying bike with two ducted rotors instead of wheels, but originates from a design abandoned in the 1960s because of stability and rollover problems.

Aerofex, a California-based firm, fixed the stability issue by creating a mechanical system controlled by two control bars at knee-level that allows the vehicle to respond to a human pilot's leaning movements and natural sense of balance.

"It essentially captures the translations between the two in three axis (pitch, roll and yaw), and activates the aerodynamic controls required to counter the movement which lines the vehicle back up with the pilot," De Roche told InnovationNewsDaily. "Since [the pilot's] balancing movements are instinctive and constant, it plays out quite effortlessly to him."

But Aerofex does not plan to immediately develop and sell a manned version. Instead, the aerospace firm sees the aerial vehicle as a test platform for new unmanned drones heavy-lift robotic workhorses that could use the same hover technology to work in agricultural fields, or swiftly deliver supplies to search-and-rescue teams in rough terrain.

Even the soldiers or Special Forces might use such hover drones to carry or deliver heavy supplies in the tight spaces between buildings in cities. U.S. Marines have already begun testing robotic helicopters to deliver supplies in Afghanistan.

The hovering drones would not fly as efficiently as helicopters because of their shorter rotor blades, but their enclosed rotors have the advantage of a much smaller size and safety near humans.

"They are less efficient than a helicopter, which has the benefit of larger diameter rotors," De Roche explained. "They do have unique performance advantages, though, as they have demonstrated flight within trees, close to walls and under bridges."

Read more at http://www.funzug.com/index.php/technology/the-real-aerofex-hoverbike.html#XIbTtWYuYDKIBoP0.99

Russian Aerobatic Team Performs In China

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The Russian aerobatic team “Russkiye Vityazi” (“Russian Knights”) came to Zhuhai, China to show their skill to Chinese aviation enthusiasts. Some stunts caused a storm of emotions in the audience which at times turned into cheers.

“Russkiye Vityazi” already performed here once, in 2006.

Location: Zhuhai, China

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