I see these things all the time fly over my neighborhood in Utah, I think it does logging? I know some Custom homes as well as ski resorts use these for timber moving.. the sound of the helicopter is very unique, really quiet but can absolutely hear the dual rotor.. pretty cool
First and only time I've ever seen a Kaman was at OP MARCOT, a NATO exercise held at the old Harmon AFB in Stephenville, NFLD, Canada back in the late nineties.
Since it has a rotor system like this, does the pilot still have to counter the torque using the pedals as in a helicopter with a tail rotor, or is there greater stability in the yaw axis?
Just like the coaxial configuration...no torque like that...a lot easier to fly vs conventional...I did not fly it but a few weeks ago I asked a K-Max pilot...
It's less complex, everything about this helicopter was made to be simple and low maintenance. They don't mention it here but the rotor blade grips are also non rotating, instead they use a control flap on the trailing edge operated by 1/4" stainless steel push/pull rods inside the blade. Instead of the blade turning at the shoulder to change angle of attack the composite wood blade (they reused the blades from the HH-43 Huskie) twists along it's length. Moving the control flaps takes less force than rotating the whole blade so no hydraulic system is needed the controls are just stick and cable and no bearings are needed in the rotor blade grips because they don't move. The disadvantage is that the flexible blades limit maximum speed but because this is a flying crane it doesn't need to be fast anyway. Plus the flexible blades increases stability in hover by coning.
Wow, he said "no hydraulics"? For a beast that big? Again, wow. And I hate to admit it, but I've been pronouncing it wrong all these years. No relation to Segway genius Dean Kamen ("Cay-min") but pronounced "kuhMAN".
One of my all-time favorite helicopters!
Qould be incredible to see an unmanned machine in operation.
That is a very cool helicopter. Haul master and a great firefighting aircraft. Wish I was younger I'd like to crew one of these.
Wow. What a cool aircraft. I would love to fly one one day. Thank you.
Magnífico 👏 👏.
My jaw dropped when he said it weights 5,400 pounds. I had no idea it weighs less than my pickup truck, lol. That's incredible.
I see these things all the time fly over my neighborhood in Utah, I think it does logging? I know some
Custom homes as well as ski resorts use these for timber moving.. the sound of the helicopter is very unique, really quiet but can absolutely hear the dual rotor.. pretty cool
First and only time I've ever seen a Kaman was at OP MARCOT, a NATO exercise held at the old Harmon AFB in Stephenville, NFLD, Canada back in the late nineties.
very nice 👍
A great helicopter
Does external seat cater to extra large size of balls required?
Lmao I thought the same 😂😂
No, but eye and ear protection are mandatory.
Since it has a rotor system like this, does the pilot still have to counter the torque using the pedals as in a helicopter with a tail rotor, or is there greater stability in the yaw axis?
Just like the coaxial configuration...no torque like that...a lot easier to fly vs conventional...I did not fly it but a few weeks ago I asked a K-Max pilot...
@@electricaviationchannelvid7863 Easier to fly, but if you lose a rotor or they come out of sync, that bird is going down and it's taking you with it.
@@starrlynn2523 That's the risk you take. Comes with the territory. You do your best to mitigate those risks,and do your job.
@@Bill-sp8kb Yup. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
I'm wondering, what's the adavantage of this setup of rotors over the horizontal dual rotor helicopters like the alligator?
It's less complex, everything about this helicopter was made to be simple and low maintenance. They don't mention it here but the rotor blade grips are also non rotating, instead they use a control flap on the trailing edge operated by 1/4" stainless steel push/pull rods inside the blade. Instead of the blade turning at the shoulder to change angle of attack the composite wood blade (they reused the blades from the HH-43 Huskie) twists along it's length. Moving the control flaps takes less force than rotating the whole blade so no hydraulic system is needed the controls are just stick and cable and no bearings are needed in the rotor blade grips because they don't move. The disadvantage is that the flexible blades limit maximum speed but because this is a flying crane it doesn't need to be fast anyway. Plus the flexible blades increases stability in hover by coning.
Thanks@@atomicskull6405
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Sadly, Kaman has stopped production of this unique aircraft due to low demand.
Wow, he said "no hydraulics"? For a beast that big? Again, wow. And I hate to admit it, but I've been pronouncing it wrong all these years. No relation to Segway genius Dean Kamen ("Cay-min") but pronounced "kuhMAN".
Clown music ruined the video for me, watched 2 seconds of it!