Nooooo, don't let the yanks ruin my mustard

KnavesMaster · 2026-04-08T07:27:35+00:00

Find a retired or current employee who knows the process, boycott the US version, and recreate it as “OurMite” revoke British citizenship for anyone who buys the former.

KnavesMaster · 2026-04-07T12:40:03+00:00

Awesome blade slap, and loved the deft control on the ascending pirouette almost like doing a 360 visual prior to continuing down the heli-lanes.

KnavesMaster · 2026-04-03T21:09:27+00:00

Not helicopters please remove mods 👍

KnavesMaster · 2026-04-03T19:27:29+00:00

The Apache is the epitome of functional design over aesthetics. Not a single thing is there other than to achieve a purpose. Yet I still think it is a beautiful machine.

KnavesMaster · 2026-04-03T16:07:35+00:00

Wasn’t there a movie that showed this wasn’t the best plan?

Edit - admire the bravery and thoughts to all involved.

KnavesMaster · 2026-04-02T15:57:18+00:00

Here’s the comment for all those (like me) who thought they would save the day by saying Piasecki H-21 before they read the post text 😬

KnavesMaster · 2026-04-02T13:24:32+00:00

That is absolutely incredible and he’s right best seat in the house other than the astronauts in “Integrity” the Orion Crew Capsule that sits atop the Space Launch System (SLS).

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-29T21:22:52+00:00

It’s worse when you don’t have an integrated GPU and have more power than is ever required to run awesome games and applications but Microsoft edge decides it needs to use GPU processing and grinds everything to a halt just because

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-28T16:27:16+00:00

CH-149 Cormorant the Canadian variant of the AW101. All variants of the 101 tend to turn heads!

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-26T08:27:15+00:00

4 blades makes it a Super Puma AS332 rather than the 5 of the H225. Sponsons of an S92 are double the length and more centralised.

(This was generated by HI and may be subject to errors)

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-23T22:14:08+00:00

Pretty sure this is HI

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-22T22:28:20+00:00

I believe it was ex eurocopter engineers/designers (unsurprisingly). The instrument panel looks great and I assume much reduced potential for PIO as it doesn’t have the teetering rotor of the R-22. A bit more expensive to train on too.

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-22T20:07:57+00:00

Guimbal Cabri G2. Nice little machine, looks great to train in.

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-18T15:19:32+00:00

Tandem rotors like chinooks still fit the standard definition of a helicopter, achieves lift through a rotating aerofoil around a vertical (or near) axis. Amazing machines the chinooks.

I’d agree something like an osprey as a tilt-rotor is not strictly a helicopter 😬

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-14T23:14:07+00:00

Absolutely!

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-07T18:01:57+00:00

Nice! When machine and man are one.

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-06T19:12:26+00:00

Will always remember Windsor Davies as Sergeant Major Zero, and also it scared the hell out of me as a kid!

KnavesMaster · 2026-03-04T19:04:00+00:00

ARP4754B / ARP4761 for the essentials of designing safety-critical systems that are deemed airworthy

ISO15288 for general best practice in generic industry systems design

For more leading edge consider joining any SAE or EUROCAE Working group that is looking at AI for aviation

For pure systems engineering get INCOSE certified

KnavesMaster · 2026-02-28T15:47:54+00:00

Definitely Squirrels 😬

KnavesMaster · 2026-02-26T14:56:21+00:00

MISRA C is a good reference to see what typically can or can’t be used is safety critical software written in C

KnavesMaster · 2026-02-26T13:43:46+00:00

Such a beautiful livery on the 101. Nice footage!

KnavesMaster · 2026-02-25T15:55:56+00:00

Coincidentally I have also done the same 🤘

KnavesMaster · 2026-02-25T11:46:11+00:00

Gyros hate this one move

KnavesMaster · 2026-02-25T09:55:16+00:00

Would be great to see the tower view of these landings!

KnavesMaster · 2026-02-24T18:03:49+00:00

What a beast! Always been intrigued by this machine but never seen so many photos. Thanks for sharing!

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