Today I learned that the name is not a portmanteau of "heli copter" but rather "helico" (screw) and "pter" (wing). It has shaken me to my very coreJust in the important phases of flight is it a helicopter
Today I learned that the name is not a portmanteau of "heli copter" but rather "helico" (screw) and "pter" (wing). It has shaken me to my very coreJust in the important phases of flight is it a helicopter
It's compound etymology . . .Today I learned that the name is not a portmanteau of "heli copter" but rather "helico" (screw) and "pter" (wing). It has shaken me to my very core
As if helicopters didn’t shake enoughToday I learned that the name is not a portmanteau of "heli copter" but rather "helico" (screw) and "pter" (wing). It has shaken me to my very core
Nope. Not at all. The harrier takes off and lands like a plane 80+% of the time.Like a harrier?
And it can fly backwards... fearless, like the honey badger.Nope. Not at all. The harrier takes off and lands like a plane 80+% of the time.
Ospreys also regularly do rolling take offs and running landings. I almost always chose the runway if the wait at the hold short didn’t just make it easier to take a helo spot for departure.Nope. Not at all. The harrier takes off and lands like a plane 80+% of the time.
I never thought about "helico", but I guess deep down I knew it meant "screw" because of helixes, helical gears, etc. The "pter" is what really threw me!It's compound etymology . . .
aero (air) + plane (the geometric figure) = airplane.
helico (screw) + pter (wing) = helicopter.
plane + helicopter = plopter.
At what kind of approach speed? I’m not trying to shit on Osprey guys. They are getting hired at airlines but like I said above, some fixed wing experience is a good idea for new guy advice. Having trained all types in C-12’s, the Osprey guys were much more like helo guys in learning curve than FW guys, even with prior C-12 time.Ospreys also regularly do rolling take offs and running landings. I almost always chose the runway if the wait at the hold short didn’t just make it easier to take a helo spot for departure.
At what kind of approach speed? I’m not trying to shit on Osprey guys. They are getting hired at airlines but like I said above, some fixed wing experience is a good idea for new guy advice. Having trained all types in C-12’s, the Osprey guys were much more like helo guys in learning curve than FW guys, even with prior C-12 time.
not exactly, to be fair. VTO is pretty rare, and you don't actually VL as often as you'd think. At home field its far more common to fly in a regime of flight much more akin to conventional flight. Conventional landings are a thing as well ( that is, fully wingborne flight). Conventional takeoffs also fairly common if crosswinds call for it.Like a harrier?