This is great. As an aviation geek and a former UH-60 crewman I always wondered how it worked when one of the pilots would pull a PCL (power control lever) to flight idle or fuel cutoff but leave the other one in FLY (especially in flight, which fortunately I never experienced) Looks like the freewheel unit is the secret. Looking forward to learning more about that.
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing the comment. It is the free-wheel units that allows one, or both, engines to declutch from the rotor. I'll try to get that video out next. Thanks for watching.
These videos are great! I, a fixed wing pilot with a whopping 3.4 hours of helicopter time, am amazed at how complex these systems are. I knew they were very involved, but DAYUM. Furthermore, I have always been fascinated with the skill it takes to design on CAD and animate - thank you for breaking it down and showing what happens behind the curtain. Fascinating stuff!
This is beautiful work, & is right up my 'tism alley years (almost 2 decades now)ago when studying for my CPL(H) i also undertook an adv diploma in 3D animation to produce digital visualisations of rotary wing aerodymics, as there was absolutely nothing available (back then) & only a few fleshing animations of fixed wing stuff. I concentrated all my drawings on robinson (R44) & Bell B206 airframes as that was more relatable to civilian student pilots. Single engine, teetering head rotor system, etc. I absolutely love what you're doing providing the behind the scenes build video of getting such an incredibly immense undertaking off the ground. I am looking forward to the modelling of the flight controls , swash plate, control rods etc. This build is epic - much respect, I'd love to help out modelling anything mundane you need help with in Fusion. cheers
Thanks so much for the nice comment! I started using cad and blender 4 years ago... After a multi decade layoff of being a CATIA user... It's incredible how far the tools have come. I love the idea of help and I've often thought of posting the files online to see what others can do with these. Thanks for planting that seed... I'll let you know if/when I get a site up with access to the models and design details.
@@bzig4929CATIA! I only got to use it for a week once. I tried to get them to send me a copy multiple times, and they always said no. I think they were too scared to see what I would do with it. Not sure if it’s because they didn’t know my reputation or because they did. Then Barco wanted me to review their drafting-table-sized rear-projection stereoscopic monitor, and were aghast when they found out I couldn’t get a copy, and wouldn’t let me touch it without CATIA, because nothing I had or could get (anything Autodesk made without any debates) would show it off well. They didn’t even think SolidWorks was good enough (black sheep of the family I guess?). So Barco shipped me the monitor _and_ a workstation with CATIA already installed. And the shutter glasses. And the Birds of a Feather 6DOF magnetic tracker controller. Oh man was that an amazing setup! I miss that job.
I think this is really really useful and interesting. I would like to see small labels of the rotational forces going through each gear and discussion of the housings that hold all this together. I'm curious about bearing types, service life of each of these components, and the lubricants used. Why let something have a short service life to save weight etc. Thanks for including your Blender workflow.
That's a cool suggestion, thanks! It's possible to use Python to add vectors driven by formulas... I've thought about that for the aero forces, but the gear rotational forces would also be cool.
@@bzig4929 So who should we give the credit: "BZIG" ? We would want to use 60 seconds of your explanation where you can see what the handles in the helicopter do to the rotor blades.
sorry for the delay... @bzig4929 is the full youtube name. You can e-mail me at bzig01803@gmail if you'd like. 60 seconds sounds great. I'm curious what you're working on; please send me a note so I can check it out some time.
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Really enjoying this series. Your first video from a year ago was incredible, but this is a whole different level. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the comment. I'm looking forward to taking this further.
I admire your work, thanks for sharing !
Thank you very much!
Always a pleasure watching these!
This is great. As an aviation geek and a former UH-60 crewman I always wondered how it worked when one of the pilots would pull a PCL (power control lever) to flight idle or fuel cutoff but leave the other one in FLY (especially in flight, which fortunately I never experienced)
Looks like the freewheel unit is the secret. Looking forward to learning more about that.
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing the comment. It is the free-wheel units that allows one, or both, engines to declutch from the rotor. I'll try to get that video out next. Thanks for watching.
These videos are great! I, a fixed wing pilot with a whopping 3.4 hours of helicopter time, am amazed at how complex these systems are. I knew they were very involved, but DAYUM. Furthermore, I have always been fascinated with the skill it takes to design on CAD and animate - thank you for breaking it down and showing what happens behind the curtain. Fascinating stuff!
Awesome comment. Thanks!
This is beautiful work, & is right up my 'tism alley
years (almost 2 decades now)ago when studying for my CPL(H) i also undertook an adv diploma in 3D animation to produce digital visualisations of rotary wing aerodymics, as there was absolutely nothing available (back then) & only a few fleshing animations of fixed wing stuff.
I concentrated all my drawings on robinson (R44) & Bell B206 airframes as that was more relatable to civilian student pilots.
Single engine, teetering head rotor system, etc.
I absolutely love what you're doing providing the behind the scenes build video of getting such an incredibly immense undertaking off the ground.
I am looking forward to the modelling of the flight controls , swash plate, control rods etc.
This build is epic - much respect, I'd love to help out modelling anything mundane you need help with in Fusion.
cheers
Thanks so much for the nice comment! I started using cad and blender 4 years ago... After a multi decade layoff of being a CATIA user... It's incredible how far the tools have come.
I love the idea of help and I've often thought of posting the files online to see what others can do with these. Thanks for planting that seed... I'll let you know if/when I get a site up with access to the models and design details.
@@bzig4929CATIA! I only got to use it for a week once. I tried to get them to send me a copy multiple times, and they always said no. I think they were too scared to see what I would do with it. Not sure if it’s because they didn’t know my reputation or because they did.
Then Barco wanted me to review their drafting-table-sized rear-projection stereoscopic monitor, and were aghast when they found out I couldn’t get a copy, and wouldn’t let me touch it without CATIA, because nothing I had or could get (anything Autodesk made without any debates) would show it off well. They didn’t even think SolidWorks was good enough (black sheep of the family I guess?).
So Barco shipped me the monitor _and_ a workstation with CATIA already installed. And the shutter glasses. And the Birds of a Feather 6DOF magnetic tracker controller. Oh man was that an amazing setup!
I miss that job.
Absolutely fantastic work, please keep it coming.
Will do! Thanks for the comment.
Outstanding work, thank you. 🚁🚁🚁
Thank you for the comment!
I think this is really really useful and interesting. I would like to see small labels of the rotational forces going through each gear and discussion of the housings that hold all this together. I'm curious about bearing types, service life of each of these components, and the lubricants used. Why let something have a short service life to save weight etc. Thanks for including your Blender workflow.
That's a cool suggestion, thanks! It's possible to use Python to add vectors driven by formulas... I've thought about that for the aero forces, but the gear rotational forces would also be cool.
Nice!
Cool!
Awesome, keep it up please
amazing
Hello Big, is there a chance to use some of your footage in a tv documentary?
Sure, just credit me and make sure it's not the entirety of your video.
@@bzig4929 So who should we give the credit: "BZIG" ? We would want to use 60 seconds of your explanation where you can see what the handles in the helicopter do to the rotor blades.
sorry for the delay... @bzig4929 is the full youtube name. You can e-mail me at bzig01803@gmail if you'd like. 60 seconds sounds great. I'm curious what you're working on; please send me a note so I can check it out some time.