bakerocb
Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Posts: 727
Location: FAIRFAX VA
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 Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:19 am Post subject: Electrical Question |
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3/12/2008
Hello Tom, You wrote:
1) "For clarification, the NC switch means that I press the button to
actually cut the power. Why would this be used on an old military
helicopter stick? What is the reason for cutting the power on a switch?"
We used to say that having helicopter time in your logbook was like having
an STD entry (Sexually Transmitted Disease -- it was called venereal
disease back then) in your health record.
So I will reluctantly admit that I did fly a helicopter (CH-46) for a year
in Viet Nam. The cyclic grip had a button on it that when pressed would
disconnect the electronic flight stability / attitude positioning system so
that one could manually reposition the stick and the helicopter's attitude
then releasing the button would reengage the electronic attitude positioning
system.
Maybe you have a control stick grip that does something similar.
2) "Again, is there any way I can wire it to work with my remote ident
operation?"
I am not the right guy to answer that question, but I am sure that by using
two of the small "ice cube" type relays that ident operation could be
accomplished. It might be a pretty awkward way of doing it though from an
electrical viewpoint.
I'll forward your question to the Matronic's aeroelectric-list and maybe one
of the electrical experts there (even the great guru Bob Nuckolls) would
take a shot at it.
'OC' Says: "The best investment we can make is the effort to gather and
understand knowledge."
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