HELICOPTER INDUSTRY in Russia

http://www.helicopter.su/zhurnal/chitat_nomera.html

Prince of Orange fly mission in Apache

Walkera Devo F7 FPV

http://blog.rc-fever.com/2012/11/walkera-7ch-2-4g-devo-f14-fpv-rc-transmitter-preview/#more-1163

Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant (photo)

http://oarz.by/en/

Rossoha (Chernobyl) machines grave yard

Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant

Open Joint Stock Company «Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant» (OJSC «Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant») is a leading enterprise in the Republic of Belarus to implement overhaul of various modifications of Mi-8 (Mi-17) helicopters, Mi-24 (Mi-35) helicopters.

Mi-35M poster

TOP10 biggest heli

Mi-10


http://topxlist.ru/samyie-bolshie-vertoletyi-top10/

Fenestron

A Fenestron (or fantail, sometimes called "fan-in-fin") is a shrouded tail rotor of a helicopter that is essentially a ducted fan. The housing is integral with the tail skin and like the conventional tail rotor it replaces, it is intended to counteract the torque of the main rotor.
Full article on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenestron

Interesting picture - Mi-24A with the fenestron:

Autorotation

Using autorotation helicopter can be landed safely in the event of complete engine failure. Consequently all single-engine helicopters must demonstrate this capability in order to obtain a type certificate.

The height–velocity diagram (for a specific helicopter) shows the flight profiles, where autorotation can be safely performed.

Articles on Wikipedia about autorotation and H/V diagram:

 

If main engine or both engine fail, but helicopter was operated in the safe H/V profile, then it is possible to land safely. It is a safety feature of hely, so don't be afraid to fly! ;)

Another scale model of Ekranoplan Lun

Anigrand 1/144 Ekranoplan Lun by (sky_devil)

This model is better then the one from the previous post, but it is still missing some parts, which I would like to see:

• copper protection on one of the engines
• the ailerons on the wings should be down

Preshading

Over preshading (in russian): Myths and Practice by Vyacheslav_Demchenko

Helicopter Rotorhead Gallery

E.g. Kamov Ka-26:

and more at: http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Rotorhead.html

Kamov Ka-26 rotorhead looks very complicated. Would be nice to find a model of it to see how it works...

ImmersionRC

ImmersionRC is a developer and manufacturer of innovative equipment, used by hobbyists practicing 'FPV' (First Persion View, or 'Video Pilotage').

Several recent technological advances have enabled this, small (and cheap) video cameras, lightweight wireless video links, and high-resolution head-mounted displays.

ImmersionRC products include: 

• Head Tracking
• On Screen Display (OSD)
• Antenna Tracking
• Video Goggles

http://www.immersionrc.com/ also contains links to the retailers in The Netherlands:

Team BlackSheep (Europe) 
Globe Flight (Germany)
First Person View (UK)
Flash RC (France)
StudioSport (France)
RCtechnics (Netherlands)
E-Store Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Oculus Rift for FPV

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game

Oculus Rift is an ideal match for FPV with pan-tilt camera!

Antennas: Polarization, Diversity, Gain Patterns

Antennas 101 - Polarization, Diversity & Gain Patterns from Andy Lawson - www.JoopMedia.tv

Link to the video was found in the document How to be successful in FPV.

rc-fever is not publishing bad reviews?

Some time ago I bought Upper Blade Motor replacement for my UDU U806. The motor I received doesn't really match one in the heli. I wrote a review:

It was send for approval to webmaster:

But it has never been published!

http://www.rc-fever.com/helicopter-spare-parts/by-brand-t-z/udi-helicopter-parts/udi-u806-parts/udi-u806-16-upper-blade-motor.html

UPD: my feedback was finally published but it took a long time...

Walkera Mini CP vs Blade mCP X

It looks like "Walkera Mini CP" is a little bit better then "Blade mCP X"...

Helifanatics

http://www.helifanatics.com/ - "We are helifanatics and our favorite type of RC helicopter is a RC scale fuselage helicopter because it looks like real helicopter and they flies like real helicopter. We love flying them, we love owning them, we love collecting them and we especially love the sexy technology that goes into making them fly."

Agree! I also have the same passion! But another big thing is FPV. I think FPV can give you the feeling, that you are flying!

DIY FPV backpack - the theory and design

DIY: FPV backpack Part 1 (the theory and design)

DIY: FPV backpack Part 2 (antennas)

DIY: FPV backpack Part 3 (camera)

http://rcmodelreviews.com/ - a lot of RC reviews and some videos, how to make your own video transmitter/receiver!

EagleEyes FPV Station

Components:

• EagleEyesTM FPV Station
• Antenna Pan/Tilt for EagleEyes Antenna Tracker
• 900 MHz 8 dBi Flat Patch Antennas

AeroSIM^RC

It has only one helicopter model - Heli 30, but it has FPV!

SkyShutter AeriCam

SkyShutter AeriCam is an innovative, lightweight 3-axis camera mount coupled with a customized Industry Radio Control Helicopter. The SkyShutter AeriCam offers a cost effective approach for photographers, filmmakers and hobby enthusiasts to create grand and mesmerizing bird’s-eye view perspectives. What was once out of reach is now within the realm of possibility with the SkyShutter AeriCam. By providing the tools that allow you to capture your dream perspective, we give you the edge to freely explore the sky and leave all competition behind.

http://skyshutter.com/aericam.html

Mi-14 at Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT)

Here you can find a lot of photos from RIAT-2012 (by Сергей Кузнецов).

The next RIAT is in 2013:

Flight Simulators

According to http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/rc-flight-simulator.html, it would be useful to train pilot skills on flight simulator. There are two mentioned there:

RealFlight

http://www.v-nix.nl/real-flight-6-r-c-flight-simulator

Quite expansive ( > 200 EUR ), and it also includes Inter Link Elite Controller (by Futaba).

Phoenix

http://www.heli4u.nl/phoenix-simulator-usb-rc-flight-simulator-p-1093.html

Not so expansive ( < 100 EUR ), and it has Custom Plug and Play USB interface, which probably allows to use any Controller with it. (Am I right? And it has E-Flite Blade MCPX model. )

From UDI U806, to...

Coaxial, 3CH, gyro, micro heli. At the beginning I was crashing it a lot. As the result, I had to buy Upper Blade Motor replacement at www.rc-fever.com (which is not really matching one in this heli. But I managed to put it in).

Then, I was reading http://www.rchelicopterfun.com, and come up with requirements to my next heli. So, it should be:

• Single Rotor - it is more wind resistant then Coaxial, and can be flown outside
• 4CH / Collective Pitch - more challenging but more fun
• Flybarless - lighter rotor, uses less energy, close to real helis
• Mini - that I can fly it at home

Heli matching this requirements is Blade mCP X/2. But probably there are newer models.

And the ultimate goal is to have: Mini, Scale, Flybarless, FPV (telemetry / goggles) heli.

РТФ 450-ка для начинающих от Алигн за вменяемые деньги

http://forum.rcdesign.ru/blogs/58996/blog14198.html

Align наносит удар... то ли по клонам, то ли по ефлайту! Но удар знатный. Знакомьтесь - РТФ 450-ка для начинающих от Алигн за вменяемые деньги!!!

Очень интересный вариант сегодня увидел на 711. Алайн окончательно задавленный клонами, решил сделать "старт-ап" дешево и сердито Т.е. повторяется прошлогодний опыт с 500-кой, только сейчас - 450-й.

Итак знакомьтесь - РТФ-сет!!! комплект Алайн 450 (удешевленный спорт), с передатчиком Футаба 6 каналов, батарейками в пульт и в вертолет, простенькая зарядка. 

И все это меньше чем 500 долларов!!! (цена с доставкой получается 524$).

RCHELICOPTERFUN.COM

It's a great source of information about RC Helicopters!



http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/

Пилотирование от первого лица FPV RC

http://o4em.com/2009/06/28/fpv/



http://habrahabr.ru/post/116560/

FPV Forums

Russian:

http://forum.rcdesign.ru/f107/thread232635.html
http://forum.rcdesign.ru/f90/

English:

http://www.rcgroups.com/video-piloting-fpv-rpv-469/

Lynx RC helicopter with built in FPV system

RTF FPV heli:

Pilot: http://onlyflyingmachines.com/
Producer: http://www.hubsan.com/

fpv-полет со стороны (п. Зимари)

  Heli: клон TREX 450
  Kамера: GoPro HD
  Goggles: Fat Shark

Fat Shark Predator RTF FPV Headset System w/Camera and 5.8G TX

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__20672__Fat_Shark_Predator_RTF_FPV_Headset_System_w_Camera_and_5_8G_TX_.html

420choky at youtube

I found one cool guy on youtube: 420choky. He is doing all kind of stuff: crafts, drives ATV, playing music, making pipes, and operates the RC FPV heli:

  Heli: EXI 450, ...
  Goggles: fatshark

  Camera: gopro

  Telemetry: ezosd
  (http://www.readymaderc.com/store/)

Building an FPV Helicopter

Heli airframe: MSH Protos
Video camera: Sony Webbie

On Screen Display: RangeVideo (click here to see the RVOSD)

FPV

  Helicopter: Copterx 450
  Transmitter: Spektrum DX8
  Camera: Gopro

Osprey

First time I saw Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey on this photo:



Then I watched a lot of videos and read a lot of articles, like:

There are also RC models of V-22. Small ones from china are basically helicopters with two coaxial rotors (something like Chinook models) which are always flying forward. 

Big scale models do also exist. One of them is produced by ROTORMAST. It is very expansive, and it also flies as real one - very fast in plane mode :) 

One day I'll do scale model of Osprey V-22 in 1:72 scale, to accompany my Mi-8, Mi-24 and Ka-29 models.

Torjok: Mi-8/24/28

A lot of Mi-8/24/28...

UDI U806 slow motion

Take On Helicopters

http://takeonthegame.com/

Mi-28

Летный центр в Торжке. Ми-28Н

Ka-52

Летный центр в Торжке. Ка-52

Пикник - ВЕРТОЛЕТ

Great music, great video!