UH-1 hingeless rotor helicopter.
3,708 views · Published 16 January 2011 · 3:06 · Indexed 29 October 2026
Channel: RCmags · 2011 · Gaming
A hingeless rotor uses elasticity to allow blade flapping, this gives greater cyclic control as the blades are mechanically attached to the airframe are not freely moving; it also allows inverted flight (body over the blades). The rotor doesn't use av. ballsockets, only axes and ballsockets. This reduces vibration as the constrains are not orientation dependent. An E2 spins and acts as an anchor for the blades, it's axised to a damper (light prop welded to the airframe) which flexes allowing the blades to flap. In summation a hingeless rotor: - Vibrates less. - Gives better cyclic control. - Allows inverted flight. - Can use any number of blades. - Uses less constrains. - The blades don't have to face north when being constrained or duplicated. Here a link to download the helicopter in the video: http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=116569 Note: The UH acronym stands for "universal helicopter", universal for universal rotor as a hingeless can use any number of blades and gives excellent all around performance.
