@@Thedoctv He wanted to persevere his starter’s life. I think it would’ve been better to just open the throttle as well. Thank you for checking out the video!
If anyone ever wonders why helicopters are sometimes referred to as ‘choppers’ then just listen to this classic aircraft as it approaches. And it’s so much more impressive in real life.
Would love to see the takeoff featuring the instruments. I find the relationship between torque, VSI and N1 pretty intriguing in a take-off scenario. Torque management is pretty neat...
Talk bout being spoiled rotten. . . .sure wish somebody would fly a helo here to my place, lol! Ya'll up for the taking, 🤣🤣🤣 Ya'll fly safe & thanks for sharing😃 looking forward to more videos! Ya'll a living my "disneyland fantasy"👍🏻
@@hondo500e Right on! Enjoy seeing your videos of our local area and the different helos you get to fly in. One of these days I'll make it to the Julian Pie Company.
It does! In this case it’s just the “Enstrom wobble.” At high rpms while on the ground in the enstroms they start rocking on the struts. It looks just like ground resonance, however nothing is flying apart.
Too high initial RPM on engine start. Should be lower than your 2000rpm. I can see the oil and cht were cold. You could increase the engine lifetime by not exceeding 1200rpm on cold start.
Yeah I agree with ya. We had a mechanic that rigged it that way where the RPM sat up at 2100RPM with the engine running and the clutch not engaged. It since then has been fixed and it sits way lower than 2000 RPM now. Also using a new mechanic now so that always helps.
I’ve seen it get to right about 20% on a good day. When the battery is worn down a bit or the battery was off the charger for a day it’s been about 13%.
Thanks very much for the quick reply! I’m writing a simple turbine simulation so might have some “odd” questions I can’t find online if you don’t mind :)
Enstroms are a little bit different airframes. The blades will freewheel once we fire up. But they don’t get up to idle speed until the clutch is engaged. The Enstrom pistons have a manual clutch, a handle that you have to pull up and into a lock to engage.
FYI, that’s not a Bell 212. That is actually a retired UH-1N. It was sold as military surplus for the civilian market. Looks like they use it as either a lifter, or a firefighting helicopter. You can tell by the exhaust port on the back, just underneath the Main Rotor. The Bell 212 Twin Huey has 2 engines, hence the name Twin Huey. The helicopter in the video has only one engine, thus making it a UH-1N. No Bell 212, civilian from the factory, with only one engine, was ever made.
Question: Is power limited by max MP since there doesn't appear to be a torque gauge? Also, is the engine rpm set into the green arc and left there, or do you need constant throttle adjustments to keep up with collective demands? Sorry if the questions don't make any sense, and I'm probably not wording them correctly...clueless about helicopters
Enstrom do not use a governor so manual throttle is required, however you can upgrade to a correlator which will twist the throttle for you when raising/lowering the collective which is the next best thing to a governor, requiring only minor adjustments in flight
