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SNCASO Farfadet
The SNCASO SO.1310 Farfadet was an experimental French convertiplane of the 1950s. Design and development The SO.1310 was a compound gyroplane featuring a tip-jet driven, three-bladed rotor, a fixed wing and a turboprop A turboprop is a turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller. A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction gearbox, compressor, combustor, turbine, and a propelling nozzle. Air enters the intake and is compressed by the compressor. ... engine driving a nose-mounted propeller. First flown on 8 May 1953 the aircraft achieved transition to forward flight on 1 July of that year.Taylor 1976, p.229. Specifications (SO.1310) See also References ;Notes ;Bibliography * Taylor, John W.R. ''Jane's Pocket Book of Research and Experimental Aircraft'', London, Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd, 1976. . * External links ''Flight'', 12 March 1954 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convertiplane
A convertiplane is defined by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI or World Air Sports Federation) as an aircraft which uses rotor power for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and converts to fixed-wing lift in normal flight. In the US it is further classified as a sub-type of powered lift. In popular usage it sometimes includes any aircraft that converts in flight to change its method of obtaining lift. Types of convertiplane Most convertiplanes are of the proprotor type, in which the same spinning blades are used as rotor blades for vertical flight and then pivot forward to act as propeller blades in horizontal flight. Proprotor types may be of either tilt rotor or tilt wing configuration. Tiltwing mechanisms tends to be more complicated. As with the helicopter, an engine failure could be disastrous even in the case of a cross-coupled twin rotor configuration. The stopped rotor type has a separate system for forward thrust. It takes off like a helicopter but fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percival P
Percival (, also spelled Perceval, Parzival), alternatively called Peredur (), was one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the tale ''Perceval, the Story of the Grail'', he is best known for being the original hero in the quest for the Grail, before being replaced in later English and French literature by Galahad. Etymology and origin The earliest reference to Perceval is in Chrétien de Troyes's first Arthurian romance ''Erec et Enide'', where, as "Percevaus li Galois" (Percevaus of Wales), he appears in a list of Arthur's knights; in another of Chrétien's romances, '' Cligés'', he is a "renowned vassal" who is defeated by the knight Cligés in a tournament. He then becomes the protagonist in Chrétien's final romance, ''Perceval, the Story of the Grail''. In the Welsh romance '' Peredur son of Efrawg'', the figure goes by the name Peredur. The name "Peredur" may derive from Welsh ''par'' (sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyrodynes
A gyrodyne is a type of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system that is driven by its engine for takeoff and landing only, and includes one or more conventional propeller or jet engines to provide forward thrust during cruising flight. During forward flight the rotor is unpowered and free-spinning, like an autogyro (but unlike a compound helicopter), and lift is provided by a combination of the rotor and conventional wings. The gyrodyne is one of a number of similar concepts which attempt to combine helicopter-like low-speed performance with conventional fixed-wing high-speeds, including tiltrotors and tiltwings. In response to a Royal Navy request for a helicopter, Dr. James Allan Jamieson Bennett designed the gyrodyne whilst serving as the chief engineer of the Cierva Autogiro Company. The gyrodyne was envisioned as an intermediate type of rotorcraft, its rotor operating parallel to the flightpath to minimize axial flow with one or more propellers providing propul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s French Experimental Aircraft
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight International
''Flight International'' is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace. Published in the United Kingdom and founded in 1909 as "A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport", it is the world's oldest continuously published aviation news magazine. ''Flight International'' is published by DVV Media Group. Competitors include Jane's Information Group and ''Aviation Week''. Former editors of, and contributors include H. F. King, Bill Gunston, John W. R. Taylor and David Learmount. History The founder and first editor of ''Flight'' was Stanley Spooner. He was also the creator and editor of ''The Automotor Journal'', originally titled ''The Automotor Journal and Horseless Vehicle''.Guide To British Industrial History: Biographies: ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of VTOL Aircraft
This is a list of fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing arranged under manufacturer. The list excludes helicopters, including compound helicopters and gyrocopters, because they are assumed to have this capability. For more detail on subtypes of VTOL, see List of tiltrotor aircraft. A * AeroVironment SkyTote (tailsitter) * AgustaWestland AW609 (tiltrotor) * Armstrong Whitworth AW.171 (ducted fan) * Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar (ducted fan) B * BAE Harrier II (vectored thrust) * BAE Sea Harrier (vectored thrust) * Bell 65 ATV ( Tiltjet) * Bell/Agusta BA609 (tiltrotor), presently known as AgustaWestland AW609 * Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor (proposal) * Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey ( tiltrotor) * Bell Eagle Eye (tiltrotor UAV) * Bell V-280 Valor ( tiltrotor) * Bell X-14 (vectored thrust) * Bell X-22 ( ducted fan) * Bell XV-3 (first tiltrotor) * Bell XV-15 (tiltrotor) * Bensen B-10 (ducted fan) * Boeing/McDonnell Douglas AV-8 Harrier (vectored t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rotorcraft
This is a list of rotorcraft, including helicopters, autogyros, rotor kites and convertiplanes. A A-B Helicopters * A-B Helicopters A/W 95 American Aircraft International * AAI Penetrator Aero * Aero HC-2 Heli Baby Aero-Astra * Aero-Astra Okhotnik 1 Aero Eli Serviza * Aero Eli Serviza Yo-Yo 222 Aerokopter * Aerokopter AK1-3 Sanka Aerospace General * Aerospace General Mini-Copter Aérospatiale *Aérospatiale Alouette II *Aérospatiale Alouette III * Aérospatiale Cougar * Aérospatiale Dauphin * Aérospatiale Djinn * Aérospatiale Ecureuil *Aérospatiale Gazelle * Aérospatiale Lama *Aérospatiale Puma * Aérospatiale Super Frelon * Aérospatiale Super Puma Aerotécnica * Aerotécnica AC-11 * Aerotécnica AC-12 * Aerotécnica AC-14 Agusta * Agusta AZ.101G * Agusta AB.102 *Agusta A103 *Agusta A104 Helicar * Agusta A105 *Agusta A106 *Agusta A109 * Agusta A115 * Agusta A119 Koala * Agusta A129 Mangusta AgustaWestland *AgustaWestland AW101 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne
The Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne is an experimental British rotorcraft that used single lifting rotor and a tractor propeller mounted on the tip of the starboard stub wing to provide both propulsion and anti-torque reaction. Design and development In April 1946, Fairey announced a private-venture project for a rotary-wing aircraft, to be built to a design developed by Dr. J.A.J. Bennett while he was chief technical officer at the Cierva Autogiro Company in 1936–1939. The Gyrodyne, constituting a third distinct type of rotorcraft and designated C.41 by the Cierva Autogiro Company, was in 1938 successfully tendered to the Royal Navy in response to Specification S.22/38 for a naval helicopter. Though preliminary work started on the project, it was abandoned with the outbreak of the Second World War, and G & J Weir, Ltd., the financiers of the Cierva Autogiro Company, declined to undertake further development in addition to their successful experiments with the W.5 and W.6 later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of and contain clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbomeca Artouste
The Turbomeca Artouste is an early French turboshaft engine, first run in 1947. Originally conceived as an auxiliary power unit (APU), it was soon adapted to aircraft propulsion, and found a niche as a powerplant for turboshaft-driven helicopters in the 1950s. Artoustes were licence-built by Bristol Siddeley (formerly Blackburn) in the UK, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India, and developed by Continental CAE in the US as the Continental T51. Two major versions of the Artouste were produced. The Artouste II family, mainly used in the Aérospatiale Alouette II helicopter, had a one-stage centrifugal compressor and a two-stage turbine, with gearbox-limited power of . The Artouste III family, mainly used in Aérospatiale's Alouette III and Lama helicopters, had a two-stage axial-centrifugal compressor and a three-stage turbine, with gearbox-limited power of . Variants ;Artouste I: ;Artouste II: ;Artouste IIB, IIB1: for takeoff, continuous ;Artouste IIC, IIC1, IIC2, IIC5, IIC6: f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbomeca Arrius
The Turbomeca Arrius is one of a family of turboshaft engines for helicopter use, first produced in 1981. As of 2012, some 2,700 units had been sold. Power ranges between 357 kW (479 shp) and 530 kW (716 shp) for different versions. Following Turbomeca tradition, the Arrius was named after a Pyrenean peak (pic d'Arrius), located in the Ossau Valley near Pau. Variants ;Arrius 1A ;Arrius 1A1 ;Arrius 1M ;Arrius 2B1 ;Arrius 2B1A ;Arrius 2B2 ;Arrius 2F ;Arrius 2K1 ;Arrius 2K2 ;Arrius 2G1 ;Arrius 2R Applications Turboshafts * Eurocopter AS355 N Ecureuil 2 (2 x Arrius 1A) * Eurocopter AS355 NP Ecureuil 2 (2 x Arrius 1A1) * Eurocopter AS555 Fennec (2 x Arrius 1M) * Eurocopter EC135 T1 (2 x Arrius 2B1/2B1A) * Eurocopter EC135 T2 (2 x Arrius 2B2) * Eurocopter EC635 T1 (2 x Arrius 2B1/2B1A) * Eurocopter EC635 T2 (2 x Arrius 2B2) * Eurocopter EC120B Colibri (1 x Arrius 2F) * Agusta A109 Power (2 x Arrius 2K1/2K2) * Kamov Ka-226T (2 x Arrius 2G1) * Bell 505 Jet Rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
