Rotorcraft Fundamentals

Rotorcraft Fundamentals is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aerodynamics, flight controls, systems, performance, flight maneuvers, emergencies, and aeronautical decision making is included.

Table of Chapters

1. Introduction to the Helicopter
2. General Aerodynamics
3. Aerodynamics of Flight
4. Helicopter Flight Controls
5. Helicopter Systems
6. Helicopter Flight Manual
7. Weight and Balance
8. Performance
9. Basic Flight Maneuvers
10. Advanced Flight Maneuvers
11. Helicopter Emergencies
12. Attitude Instrument Flying
13. Night Operations
14. Aeronautical Decision Making
15. Introduction to the Gyroplane
16. Aerodynamics of the Gyroplane
17. Gyroplane Flight Controls
18. Gyroplane Systems
19. Gyroplane Flight Manual
20. Flight Operations
21. Gyroplane Emergencies

Glossary

Index

Sources

The majority of the text, diagrams, and pictures in this book have been taken from:

[FAA: Rotorcraft]

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration Rotorcraft Flying Handbook. Public Domain.

References

The authors highly recommend the following reference materials:

Contributors

HaugenHaus A large portion of my contribution was to adapt the print version of [FAA: Rotorcraft] to use as a wikibook.