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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 11-16
  Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › System Malfunctions › Antitorque System Failure

  System Malfunctions By following the manufacturer’s recommendations regarding operating limits and procedures and periodic maintenance and inspections, many system and equipment failures can be eliminated. Certain malfunctions or failures can be traced to some error on the part ... pilot; therefore, appropriate flying techniques and use of threat and error management may help to prevent an emergency Antitorque System Failure Antitorque failure usually falls into one of two categories. One is failure of the power drive portion…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 4-4
  Chapter 4: Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems › Main Rotor System › Rigid Rotor System

  comprised of glass fiber reinforced material. The hub is a single piece of forged rigid titanium. The rigid rotor system is very responsive and is usually not susceptible to mast bumping like the semirigid systems because the rotor hubs ... fuselage to move together as one entity and eliminates much of the oscillation usually present in the other rotor systems. Other advantages of the rigid rotor include a reduction in the weight and drag of the rotor…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 4-7
  Chapter 4: Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems › Antitorque System

  Antitorque System Helicopters with a single, main rotor system require a separate antitorque system. This is most often accomplished through a variable pitch, antitorque rotor or tail rotor. [Figure 4-13] Pilots vary the thrust of the antitorque system ... transmission to ensure tail rotor rotation (and hence control) in the event that the engine quits. Usually, negative antitorque thrust is needed in autorotations to overcome transmission friction. Figure 4-12. Freewheeling unit in normal drive position and freewheeling position…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 7-29
  Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Heating System › Exhaust Heating Systems

  Exhaust Heating Systems Exhaust heating systems are the simplest type of aircraft heating system and are used on most light aircraft. Exhaust heating systems are used to route exhaust gases away from the engine and fuselage while reducing engine noise ... exhaust systems also serve as a heat source for the cabin and carburetor. The risks of operating an aircraft with a defective exhaust heating system include carbon monoxide poisoning, a decrease in engine performance, and an increased potential for fire…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 4-8
  Chapter 4: Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems › Antitorque System › NOTAR®

  Fenestron Another form of antitorque system is the Fenestron or “fanin-tail” design. This system uses a series of rotating blades shrouded within a vertical tail. Because the blades are located within a circular duct, they are less likely ... into contact with people or objects. [Figure 4-14] NOTAR® Using the natural characteristics of helicopter aerodynamics, the NOTAR® antitorque system provides safe, quiet, responsive, foreign object damage (FOD) resistant directional control. The enclosed variable-pitch composite blade fan produces…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 4-8
  Chapter 4: Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems › Antitorque Drive Systems

  Antitorque Drive Systems The antitorque drive system consists of an antitorque drive shaft and a antitorque gearbox mounted at the end of the tail boom. The drive shaft may consist of one long shaft or a series of shorter shafts ... gearbox to turn the power up a pylon or vertical fin. Figure 4-14. Fenestron or “fan-in-tail” antitorque system. This design provides an improved margin of safety during ground operations. Engines Reciprocating Engines Reciprocating engines, also called piston…