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Rotorcraft Fundamentals
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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
/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/
/Glossary/
/Index/
Sources
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
The authors highly recommend the following reference materials:
Contributors
HaugenHaus A large portion of my contribution was to adapt the print version of [FAA: Rotorcraft] to use as a wikibook.
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