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These are 12 fun facts about aircraft, better known as helicopters, that maybe you didn't know and that will surely catch your attention. Ecocopter press photo.
One helicopter It is an aircraft that stays in the air and moves in all directions thanks to the fact that it has rotor systems made up of a number of aerodynamic blades that serve to climb., lower, hold the device in the air and move forward or backward.
Next, Gustavo Junovich, General Manager of Ecocopter Ecuador, Comment answers to several of these interesting questions aircraft.
- Do helicopters have black boxes? Normally helicopters do not have black boxes since they are not required by the aeronautical authorities., However, They can have different intelligent monitoring systems. For instance, Ecocopter is the only company in the region that has the 100% of your standardized fleet with the IRIS security system (FDM) which is a flight data analysis program that allows providing the operational safety management system.
- Why do helicopters generate noticeable noise that can be heard from the ground when they are flying?? Two components generate the helicopter noise heard from the ground, one is the turbine (motor) and the ones that generate the most noise are the main rotor and tail rotor blades.. These cause noise by cutting the air at high rotation speeds. The helicopters that the firm operates in Ecuador are some of the quietest in their category, because it is very important for Ecocopter to reduce noise pollution within its environmental care policies..
- How far and how long can helicopters fly continuously?? It all depends on the amount of fuel you can load and its consumption.. To provide an example, Ecocopter helicopters can fly by 3 hours and a half continuously and distances of 600 kilometres.
- At what altitude do helicopters fly? Helicopters fly at different heights, depending on your designs, power and features. Ecocopter helicopters have the ability to fly at 4000 meters high normally. It should be noted that the Ecocopter AIRBUS H-125 model has flown and landed on the summit of Mount Everest at an approximate height of 8800 meters above sea level.
- What materials do you use to be lightweight?? To be lightweight, the materials used are aluminum., magnesium alloys, steel and composite materials such as carbon fibers, among others.
- How much weight can helicopters carry?? Depending on the model, helicopters can load from 200 kilos up to 10.000 kilos.
- How many passengers can you carry on each flight?? There are single-person helicopters, even helicopters that can carry 60 people
- How much does a helicopter cost? There are helicopters from 50 thousand up to 50 millions of dollars.
- What fuel do helicopters use?? How many gallons do you fill your tank with?? Helicopters equipped with turbines use a type of fuel called JET A1 or JP1., The capacity of Ecocopter's tanks is 140 gallons.
- How many blades do helicopters have?? What is your function? Depending on the design, power and functionality of each helicopter can range from two blades to normally 6 O 7 palas. The rotor blades of a helicopter behave like small wings that produce the vertical thrust that the aircraft needs to fly..
- Do helicopters have an ejection system? In case of an accident. Not in the civil area, However, It is known that some military attack helicopters do have this system.
- What are the most frequent uses of helicopters?? Among the most frequent uses that are given to helicopters are: passenger and cargo transportation, construction, search and rescue in natural disasters and accidents, Fire fighting, military and surveillance use.
Do you know any other curious facts about helicopters??
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