Helicopters (Coursework) anyone got any recommendations?

[06mangro]

Helicopters (Coursework) anyone got any recommendations??

I am writing about generally how helicopters work and all physics to do with them...

Forces that Act on a Helicopter...

These are what i have started on... intro into the basic physics
Drag... Air Resistance... Thrust... Torque (Effect)... Lift...

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I was just wondering (A2 Physics Coursework) if anyone has any recommendations on any topics to write about on the subject of HELICOPTERS... i need to cover everything on the general physics... i also need to include some advanced physics that is not covered by six form courses... something that will stand out in a 16-18 year olds knowledge on physics

 

[berkeman]

I am writing about generally how helicopters work and all physics to do with them...

Forces that Act on a Helicopter...

These are what i have started on... intro into the basic physics
Drag... Air Resistance... Thrust... Torque (Effect)... Lift...

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I was just wondering (A2 Physics Coursework) if anyone has any recommendations on any topics to write about on the subject of HELICOPTERS... i need to cover everything on the general physics... i also need to include some advanced physics that is not covered by six form courses... something that will stand out in a 16-18 year olds knowledge on physics

Welcome to the PF.

What have you learned so far? What have you been reading about helicopter physics so far? What have you read about learning to fly helicopters? (that last one will help to give you some advanced tips for things that helicopters do when you fly them, that you wouldn't normally think of when just thinking about the mechanical physics)

What are some of the recent innovations in helicopter construction?

 

[rcgldr]

One aspect of helicopters is how the cyclic (pitch and roll) control is setup to deal with the gyroscopic precession of the main rotor. You could start with some wiki articles:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_rotor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_flight_controls

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swashplate_(helicopter)