FasTrak

"No Hands" Helicopter Blade Tracking

As part of an 8500C or Enhanced Vibrex 2000 Plus system, the 11800-3 FasTrak day and night optical blade tracker provides blade track and lead/lag data automatically, without operator interpretation. The FasTrak is mounted on the fuselage, oriented upward toward the underside of the rotating blades. It views each blade from each rotor through a ten degree window and operates on the principle that a high-flying blade will remain in the field of view longer than a low flying blade. Installation and operation with Chadwick systems are straightforward, using aircraft specific brackets and software.