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Old December 13, 2003, 19:33   #1
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What's the airspeed record for a helicopter
My Google search for "helicopter" + "airspeed record" didn't yield any immediate results.
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Old December 13, 2003, 19:40   #2
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V22 Osprey had an unofficial record, last I heard, of 220 knots.
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Old December 13, 2003, 19:54   #3
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Knowing the Osprey's reputation, that speed was probably reached right before it slammed into the earth.
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Old December 13, 2003, 20:05   #4
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You're misinformed. The Osprey is going to open lots of doors.
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Old December 13, 2003, 21:06   #5
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when they fix the problems w/ the osprey, there will be numerous civilian/commercial uses........such as replacing the Helicopter flights to oil rigs....etc..... etc
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well, assuming a height of 6 km, and engine failure, final velocity...
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Knowing the Osprey's reputation, that speed was probably reached right before it slammed into the earth.
Seriously, there is a reason for designing a craft like the Osprey in the first place. Helicopers are not an efficient design for traveling at high speeds. Too much of the energy of the engine goes into propelling the helicopter upwards. The Osprey's design allows it to turn into essentially a propeller driven airplane once it is in the air, potentially a much faster vehicle. This allows, for example, a assualt by air from Marines to arrive at their target from launch more quickly, and also to potentially be lauched from further away from land, a very important feature as ground to sea missiles get more dangerous and effective. There have been problems getting the design to work properly, but their are traits behind the design that give the military a sound reason to still pursue it.
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Old December 14, 2003, 01:57   #8
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ie not having a nice mile long runway at your destination for every imaginable spot on earth
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African or European helicopter?
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Old December 14, 2003, 13:01   #10
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Why not use VTOL instead?
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isn't VTOL only possible for relatively small aircraft? not anything that can carry soldiers or cargo
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Old December 14, 2003, 13:12   #12
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African or European helicopter?
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isn't VTOL only possible for relatively small aircraft? not anything that can carry soldiers or cargo
Why so?
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because the boosters are not strong enough to lift something large...? or they can be strong enough if we make them larger but that further increases the weight of the planes requiring even stronger boosters...?
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well, duh. But they can overcome this.
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Old December 14, 2003, 14:02   #16
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We should turn this thread into a "What´s the best heli" discussion
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This was the best I could find.

http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/westland.htm

Third one down.

A specially prepared Lynx clocked 249mph. AFAIK it was used to prove the development of swept tip rotor blades.

I have a recollection of reading about a Lockheed special back in the 60's which had two jet engines bolted to it and set a record but whether that actually qualified as a helicopter I'm not sure.

Other than that the Soviet Union usually tried for such records. I'm sure Serb will be along sometime soon to claim the SU had the world's fastest helicopter.
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because the boosters are not strong enough to lift something large...? or they can be strong enough if we make them larger but that further increases the weight of the planes requiring even stronger boosters...?
Isn't Osprey just a big VTOL?

BTW Mordoch, I agree with everything you said.
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when I said VTOL, I didn't mean propellers.
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Damn, you beat me to it
Just noticed this thread. I didn't think of helicopters either
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Old December 14, 2003, 15:10   #21
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IIRC Osprey is technically VTOL, and so it doesn't qualify as a helicopter for such records. AFAIK Ceberus is right.
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Thanks Cerberus.
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Old December 14, 2003, 15:42   #23
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So you don't want to know about mass production planned?
A one-time shot will suffice?
Short-sighted, I'd say; and hardly the answer I'd want to provide.
But hey, it's your deal.
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22 posts and still no answer! Welcome to OT...
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