Rotorcraft Flying Handbook

Das kostenlose Hubschrauber eBook Rotorcraft Flying Handbook ist das Standardwerk der amerikanischen Luftfahrtbehörde FAA. Das eBook ist zwar in englischer Sprache geschrieben, allerdings ist es für jeden angehenden Hubschrauberpiloten lesenswert.

Der Inhalt des kostenlosen Hubschrauber eBooks ist wie folgt:
+ Introduction to the Helicopter (The Main Rotor System, Fully Articulated Rotor System, Semirigid Rotor System, Rigid Rotor System).
+ General Aerodynamics (Relative Wind, Blade Pitch Angle, Angle of Attack, Magnus Effect).
+ Aerodynamics of Flight (Powered Flight, Hovering Flight, Translating Tendency or Drift, Pendular Action).
+ Helicopter Flight Controls (Collective Pitch Control, Throttle Control, Collective Pitch / Throttle Coordination, Correlator / Governor, Cyclic Pitch Control).
+ Rotorcraft Flight Manual Helicopter (Preliminary Pages, General Information, Operating Limitations, Airspeed Limitation, Altitude Limitations, Rotor Limitations).
+ Weight and Balance (Weight, Basic Empty Weight, Useful Load, Payload, Gross Weight, Maximum Gross Weight, Weight Limitations).
+ Performance (Factors Affecting Performance, Density Altitude, Atmospheric Pressure, Altitude, Temperature, Moisture (Humidity), High and Low Density Altitude Conditions). [...]