Helicopter aerodynamics

Prouty, Raymond W.

Helicopter aerodynamics Raymond W. Prouty - [1st?] ed. - Potomac Phillips Publishing - 174 p. il. byn, gráficos

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Hover power Vertical climbs and descendents Forward flight performance Blade flapping and feathering Aerodynamic environment at the rotor blade Effects of rotor flapping static stability Static stability Dynamic stability Low-speed flight High-performance takeoffs Turns, pullups, and pushovers Maneuverability and aerobatics Stretching the glide Flying qualities Accidents waiting to happen Coping with a power failure Blade tracking Preliminary design Main-rotor design Airfoils for rotor blades Tail-rotor design Horizontal and vertical stabilizers Control systems Stability augmentation systems Airspeed systems The turbine engine and the helicopter Icing and deicing Tandem-rotor helicopters Structural loads and component lives Wind-tunnel testing and simulation Helicopter noise Helicopter vibration