Helicopter Performance, Stability, and Control |
Contents
AERODYNAMICS OF HOVERING FLIGHT | 1 |
Blade Element Method | 10 |
Factors Affecting Hover Performance | 32 |
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a₁ aerodynamic aircraft airfoil Airfoil Sections analysis angle of attack autorotation B₁ blade element calculated Chapter characteristics charts chord climb collective pitch Colo CT/O cyclic pitch damping derivatives disc loading drag coefficient engine equation example helicopter flight conditions forward flight forward speed ft/sec ft² function fuselage gross weight ground effect H-force Helicopter Rotor hinge offset horizontal stabilizer hover performance ideal twist induced velocity JAHS knots lb/ft/sec level flight lift coefficient longitudinal Mach number main rotor maneuver maximum lift coefficient method NACA nondimensional oscillation parameters pilot pitching moment power required radius rate of descent reported in reference Reynolds number rotation rotor thrust shaft shown in Figure sideslip stall tail rotor tilt tip path plane tip speed ratio torque trim conditions V₁ vortex wake wind tunnel wind tunnel tests wing zero ΟΥ ΩΡ дв ді дм др ду дх