Chinese Mars Helicopter |
Chinese Mars Helicopter |
Sep 10 2021, 10:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3009 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
The Chinese are developing an "Ingenuity Clone" Mars helicopter for future missions. It seems that they are following a tried-and-true concept for the helicopter; I halfway expected to see a DJI Phantom Menace on steroids.
https://spacenews.com/china-is-developing-i...ars-helicopter/ -------------------- |
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Sep 11 2021, 01:51 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 23-February 07 From: Occasionally in Columbia, MD Member No.: 1764 |
The Chinese are developing an "Ingenuity Clone" Mars helicopter for future missions. It seems that they are following a tried-and-true concept for the helicopter; Ironically, the rotor blades on this vehicle appear not to have 'Chinese weights' to reduce the servo loads on the rotor swashplate actuators.... see, e.g. https://insideunmannedsystems.com/inside-in...-aerovironment/ |
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Sep 11 2021, 04:57 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3009 Joined: 30-October 04 Member No.: 105 |
That is ironic. These balance weights also reduce flutter with the high lift rotor and may not be used on this terrestrial prototype. Although similar there appear to be differences. it will be interesting to see how they implement this efficient and compact coaxial design.
--Bill -------------------- |
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