Along with serving as a warning system, though, the setup could also be used simply to study the behaviour of rotor blades, helping in the design of longer-lasting, better-performing models. Although ...

The 36-ft.-dia. Single Rotor Test rig demonstrated most key OSTR technologies in runs at Victorville Airport in California. Credit: Karem Aircraft For Karem Aircraft, the full-size, 36-ft.-dia. rotor ...

The intricacies of Rotor's crank mechanism are initially daunting, but in the field and on the... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Eurocopter Deutschland is preparing to flight test a helicopter rotor with piezoelectric actuated flaps on the blades. The active flaps reduce noise and suppress rotor vibrations. The ADASYS project ...

We4Ce (Almelo, Netherlands), a Dutch rotor blade design and technology supplier, announced completion of end-to-end blade tests in India for a novel 2.5-3-megawatt (MW) rotor blade currently under ...