Figure 30-1:
1. Control instrument interpretations are made by reference to:
a) attitude indicator; and
b) torquemeter or manifold pressure gauge.
2. Performance instruments display the effects of the control instrument changes on the helicopter flight path by the following instruments:
a) airspeed indicator (ASI);
b) altimeter;
c) vertical speed indicator (VSI);
d) heading indicator or compass, and
e) turn and bank indicator or turn coordinator.
3. Corrections made with reference to the control instruments are made on the basis of information received from the performance instruments.
4. Employments of the control and performance theory apply for all instrument manoeuvres; cyclic (attitude) controls airspeed and collective (power) controls altitude or rate of altitude change. Variation of the attitude in flight has an immediate effect on airspeed and, as a by-product, a change in altitude. A change in power will have an immediate effect on altitude and a lesser effect on airspeed.
5. The interpretation of the attitude indicator in helicopter flying must also be discussed. The attitude indicator in a helicopter displays fuselage attitude not disc attitude. A helicopter can climb or descend with a nose up, down, or level attitude. The attitude indicator is the only instrument that provides a direct indication of attitude. However, it does not always represent disc attitude and therefore does not accurately display what the helicopter is doing. For example, the attitude indicator may show a nose up attitude, while in reality the helicopter is descending at 90 knots. The attitude indicator must always be crosschecked with the performance instruments to ensure valid interpretation of the presented information.
6. At a constant airspeed, the power setting determines whether the helicopter is climbing, descending, or in level flight. Conversely, if the altitude is held constant, the power and attitude settings will determine whether airspeed is increasing, decreasing, or constant.
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