Fundamentals of Helicopter Engineering

Learn How Helicopters Work and the fascinating engineering behind it in complete detail, right from basics.

4.05 (44 reviews)

Udemy

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English

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Engineering

What you will learn

How Helicopters Work? Different types of Rotorcrafts and their applications.

The working of engines and transmission systems of a Helicopter?

The different forces and torques acting on it, their physical laws and fundamentals.

The different types of Rotor blades systems, their working and applications.

The different levels of engineering behind Helicopter

How the pilot controls a helicopter? What inputs he gives and how various mechanisms help him to control the Chopper.

Fundamental Momentum Theory of Helicopter Hovering, vertical and forward flight.

Retreating blade stall, Gyroscopic precession, Autorotation and Helicopter Speed capabilities.

Why take this course?

This course comes with a promise - any query of yours will be replied and resolved within 24 hours. Sundays included!

Helicopters are one of the most under-rated marvels of engineering. The one that works, where no other flying machine can even think off! A helicopter appears a simple machine with just two sets of rotating blades, but then and there the simplicity ends. The amount of engineering complexity that is handled in balancing an inherently unstable flying machine is mind-blowing.

Top features of the course —

All lectures are real white-board lectures with diagrams and explanations made in an engaging manner. You will watch me in the person doing all the stuff on the board. (I hate PowerPoint presentations, and I know you too!)

All queries will be replied within 24 hours. No excuses.
On completion of course you will have a strong understanding of How a Helicopter works in detail and the various engineering blocks that go underneath.

What are pre-requisites?

You should be able to understand my English accent. So, please check the preview lectures to see if that holds good.
You have basic knowledge of physics - so things like Newton's laws of motion, vectors, gravity, shouldn't be new to you.
A system with internet to watch the videos and complete the course.
Curiosity to Learn.

FAQs

What the course is all about?

The course is about understanding how Helicopters work, from basics. All concepts can be explained just using school level physics. There is no need to unnecessarily complicate the beautiful subject.

What makes this course different?

The usage of live whiteboard style lectures will make it very engaging to learn. I ensure throughout the course to avoid any jargon and short-forms that are quite common in this subject. This will enable you to "Learn" Helicopter and not memorize it!

Also, I have tried to not leave any aspect related to this subject. So, all fundamental aspects of Helicopters are covered.

What if any topics aren't covered?

I love this subject and would respond to new topic suggestions by creating more content regularly. The course curriculum is not a fixed one.

Format of the course?

95% of the course is in video format.

Any certificates?

Yes! All students who complete the course will receive a signed certificate.

Anything else?

Go and watch the preview lectures, check out the curriculum. If you are able to comprehend the lectures then go for it and be part of an exciting journey on Learning Helicopters!

I have some more questions not answered above. How to connect?

Click on the instructor names and drop us a message.

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Reviews

August 1, 2023

It's a super good course! Please ignore the comment about the audio, it's really not a big deal cuz you have the assistance of the subtitle! If you really wanna learn something about heli, here you go. No matter the basic heli structure or the aerodynamic, both of them will be discussed in a super simple way, which helps you can insist on learning! The only things you need are your time and your interest of heli.

Daniel

February 8, 2023

This is just a basic course but informative. You dont have to know all the types of helicopters because they basically all are the same. Their movement and angle are the same too except for the tilt rotorary wing. But you have a point, everyone needs a starting point. This is where learning gets even more interesting and fundamental. Excellent instruction and keep it up.

Margaret

October 15, 2022

I enjoyed the course, the instructor made the concepts as easy as this type of engineering material can be to a beginner student. Good experience.

Steven

May 25, 2021

Well organized and clear. I learned a lot from the course. It would have been nice to see pictures of actual mechanisms being described. Also, clarity could be enhanced by using a simple video editor and deleting some of the mistakes, although these were generally quite minor.

Shikhar

January 30, 2021

Course covered vagaries of helicopter topics perhaps did justification to the title "the Fundamentals"

Emmanuel

August 19, 2020

It's just what I needed before embarking on helicopter training. The explanations are quite clear, nothing robust just basic physics

Nandini

August 6, 2020

It is an amazing course. Building foundation and clearing basic concepts in effective manner. Highly recommendable.

Swati

July 21, 2020

Good course, instructor tried to cover all of the topics. Some more animations can be added to give more clarity.

Nirmala

July 15, 2020

Very informative. Even with minimal background, I am able to follow the instructor. Kudos to the instructor for his dedicated effort in leaving no stones unturned. Thanks for making this course.

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