Marie and Tracey from the Royal Berkshire Ambulance Unit find out how helicopter rotors work.

How helicopters fly

Want to learn to fly a helicopter? In this album Royal Berkshire Ambulance pilots show two complete beginners the ropes. Normally, Marie and Tracey dispatch air ambulances, now they find out how to fly one. The five video tracks offer a hands-on explanation of the science and engineering behind helicopter flight.  They show how rotors help this tonne of metal take off, change direction and gain speed. They explain the difference between traditional and cutting edge military technology, and demonstrate what happens in an emergency landing. This material forms part of the course S207 The physical world.

Education

Want to learn to fly a helicopter? In this album Royal Berkshire Ambulance pilots show two complete beginners the ropes. Normally, Marie and Tracey dispatch air ambulances, now they find out how to fly one. The five video tracks offer a hands-on explanation of the science and engineering behind helicopter flight. They show how rotors help this tonne of metal take off, change direction and gain speed. They explain the difference between traditional and cutting edge military technology, and demonstrate what happens in an emergency landing. This material forms part of the course S207 The physical world.

Share How helicopters fly

Sign up to save your podcasts

How helicopters fly

How helicopters fly

More shows like The physical world: helicopters - for iPad/Mac/PC

Writing Poetry - Audio

Environmental Ethics - for iPad/Mac/PC

Portales: beginners' Spanish - Audio

Bon départ: beginners' French - Audio

Exploring mathematics: maths in nature and art - for iPod/iPhone

Croeso: beginners' Welsh - Audio

David Hume: 18th Century Philosopher - Audio

Andante: beginners' Italian - Audio

Bon départ: beginners’ French second edition - for iPod/iPhone

Auftakt: intermediate German - for iPod/iPhone