Frank Robinson discusses the importance of simplicity in rotorcraft design and how simplicity of design and technology is critical to all aspects of aviation.
In Section : Cierva Lecture
The Cierva Lecture is named after Juan de la Cierva, FRAeS, an aeronautical engineer who pioneered rotary flight. In 1926 with the backing of the Weir brothers he formed the Cierva Autogiro Company and it was his development of rotor blade design and articulated rotor blades, which played a major role in the first successful helicopter in 1936.
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The Need for Simplicity in Helicopter Design
Added on 09 December 2010 by Royal Aeronautical Society
Tags: FAA, Robinson, rotorcraft
Piasecki: Pioneers in Progress for More than 60 Years
Added on 02 February 2010 by Royal Aeronautical Society
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) is a small aerospace business with more than sixty (60) years experience in research, aerospace technology development, rapid prototyping, testing for military and civilian aerospace industry worldwide.
Its founder, Frank Nicholas Piasecki, was a pioneer in the vertical aviation industry and served as PiAC President until his death in February 11th 2008.
Tags: aerospace technology development, Cierva Named Lecture, compound helicopter, lifetime achievement award, national air and space museum, polish aerospace industry, smithsonian national air and space museum, sokol helicopter, tandem rotor helicopter, vtol aircraft
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