Camp Holloway Discussion Forum Archive 04 - 01/01/04 to 02/10/06

Re: Bring Back The Hueys
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Naa, we need the better avionics for modern communications and navigation and newer engines and the upgraded gear boxes to handle the power. A huey did not hover for shit above about 8000 FT Density altitude,with any kind of load. The tail rotor ran out of air. By moving it to the other side of the tail boom so it was sitting in advancing blade air we gained 15 percent more tail rotor. Now by using the DA compensator to adjust the amount of pitch available, we gain about 50 percent greater efficiency at high altitudes without overloading the tailboom structure. The old huey can kick ass at high altitude now with heavy loads. If you don't think high altitude is important then don't fight in coloumbia, afghanastan, and a lot of othter places that are high and hot.
The old huey airframe is fine but some stuff needed to be updated and the 210 did that-)
BT

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