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Standard Practices – Propeller / Rotor |
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Airworthiness Limitations Schedule |
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Inspections and Component Overhaul Schedule |
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Vibration and Noise Analysis |
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-Maintenance -Parts (IPC) -Component |
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-Main rotor hub assembly -Main rotor blades -Fuselage -Pylon -Stabilizer -Tail boom -Tail rotor -Tail skid -Powerplant -Airframe -Transmission -Landing gear or skid |
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-Symmetrical -Asymmetrical |
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-Primary -Stationary center of pressure |
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-Visual -Tap -Magnifying glass --for-- -Erosion -Debond |
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-Fully Articulated -Semi-Rigid -Rigid |
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3 or more blades -Flap -Feather -Drag |
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any number of blades -Feather |
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-Pitch -rotation along longitudinal axis of blade |
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-Lead or Lag (Foward and aft) |
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-Taper roller -Roller -Ball -Plain -Needle -Spherical -Elastomeric |
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Do not mix types -Pack -Gun -Spray |
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-Time interval -Damage -Vibration |
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-Left side of seat -Controls altitude -Changes all blade angles the same ammount -Throttle on grip |
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-located on collective pitch control -Manually or synchronized with blade pitch --increase pitch = increase power --decrease pitch = decrease power |
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-Front center of pilot -Changes pitch of the blades at a certain point in the revolution -Controls _longitudinal & lateral axis (roll and pitch) |
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-Foot pedals -Changes pitch of tail rotor --maintain heading --Controls yaw |
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-Primarily fully-articulated hub – (lead/lag) -An unbalance in centrifugal forces -Reduced by using dampers on blades and gear |
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Mount types for Recip engines |
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-Provides gear reduction to rotors |
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-Engages rotor after engine start -Manual or Automatic |
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-Prevents engine drag on rotor -Not required on a free-wheeling turbine |
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-When the engine is disconnected from the transmission (free wheeling) -Air direction is up through the rotor to cause lift |
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-The physical movement or motion of dynamic components -Oscillation in mechanical system |
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-Extends the longevity of parts -Increases the safety of helicopter |
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Components that produce vibration |
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-Engine -Propeller -Rotor -Airframe |
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-Imbalance -Mechanical looseness -Misalignment -Gears -Bearings |
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-Static (stationary) -Dynamic |
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What is angular misalignment |
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Part actually bends and is no longer straight |
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-Sound -Feel -Velometer / Accelerometer (Vibration pickups) |
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-Frequency -Mode (direction) --Ground --Hover --Forward flight -Condition |
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Low freq vibration (beat) |
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Usually from the main rotor -Out of balance blades -Out of track blades |
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-Tail rotor -Loose components or absorbers |
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High freq vibration (buzz) |
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-Transmission -Tail rotor drive -Turbine engine |
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Modes of vibration (and where are sensors mounted) |
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-Vertical (up and down) --as far forward as possible in a vertical position -Lateral (sideways) --2 sensors, each side of fuselage in a vertical position |
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Methods of blade tracking |
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-Strobe -Flag (old do not do) |
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Stroboscope -Check at 100% RPM on ground -Check in hover -Check in flight |
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How do you correct ground and hover out-of-track? |
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-Adjust pitch change links |
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How do you correct flight out-of-track? |
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-Adjust trim tabs --use proper tool --small adjustment |
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What is dissymmetry of lift? |
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When one side of rotating blade produces more lift then the other because of wind or directional flight. |
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Non-standard flight platforms |
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-Tilt Rotor -X-wing -Autogiro |
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What do you adjust for vertical corrections? |
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-Pitch change links -Trim tabs |
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What do you adjust for vertical corrections? |
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-Pitch change links -Trim tabs |
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What happens when you adjust pitch change links? |
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-Will affect vertical and lateral vibration levels -Change the tip path of the blades through all speeds |
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What happens when you adjust trim tabs? |
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-Affects vertical vibrations -Changes tip path of blades at higher speeds |
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Adjustment Results of Sweep, Tip Weigh and Hub Weight |
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-changes the mass of the rotor at all air speeds -Affect lateral vibration levels |
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Adjusting blade chordwise weight? |
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-Changes the tip path plane of the blades -Have large affect on vertical and lateral vibrations at ground and hover |
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How do you adjust autorotation RPM? |
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-Adjust pitch change links equally in same direction -adjustments have no effect on rotor track |
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When do you perform Track and Balance? |
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-Manufacturers intervals -After system component changes -Pilot reports |
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Health and Usage Monitoring System |
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performs and assists in: -Built-in tests -Mechanical Diagnostics -Usage monitoring -Exceedance/Event Monitoring -Engine vibration monitoring |
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Non-Standard flight platforms |
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-Autogiro -Tilt-rotor -X-Wing |
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Record Keeping -Track life-limited parts -Track total time in service -Track Time since last overhaul |
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What are the two basic gyroscopic characteristics possessed by a helicopter rotor system? |
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-Gyroscopic Procession -Gyroscopic Rigidity |
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-NOTAR -Conventional -Fan (Fennestron) -Guarded |
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WHat does IPS stand for? What is it used for? |
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-Inches Per Second -Blade balancing |
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