EXAMPLE HELICOPTER CALCULATIONS
page |
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Disc loading |
5 |
Induced velocities in wake |
5 |
Vertical drag |
7 |
Power loading |
9 |
Power to hover, main rotor |
9 |
Solidity |
16 |
CjIg |
18 |
Average lift coefficient |
18 |
Tip angle |
19 |
Collective pitch |
20 |
Average drag coefficient |
24 |
Lock number |
31 |
Coning in hover |
32 |
Main rotor tip loss factor |
34 |
Effective disc loading |
35 |
Effective induced velocity |
35 |
Tip angle with tip and root losses |
36 |
Hover power with tip and root losses |
36 |
Blade element conditions |
41 |
Effect of twist |
42 |
Power due to wake rotation |
52 |
Ground effect |
68 |
Main rotor hover power |
75 |
Tail rotor hover power |
75 |
Blade element conditions |
76 |