Pilots often underestimate the danger of helicopter wake vortices, but FAA research demonstrates they are significantly more potent and complex than fixed-wing aircraft wakes, capable of causing ...
A vortex ring state study undertaken by EASA will focus on recovery methods for various helicopter types. A vortex ring state study undertaken by EASA will focus on recovery methods for various ...
Computational fluid dynamics performed by NASA Ames Research Center illustrates the variation in vortices caused by advancing and retreating rotor blades. Credit: NASA The FAA in the past conducted a ...
The aft tail boom of the Bell 429 was discovered 390 feet from the main wreckage. Credit: NTSB Flight training should not result in unrecoverable flight conditions or catastrophic structural failures, ...