Helicopter Aerodynamics
Background
- Helicopter Aerodynamics: Preliminary Remarks + Video 1
Video 2 - Introduction to Airfoils + Video
- NACA Airfoil Numbering Convention
- Aircraft Forces and Moments
Rotors in Hover, Climb and Descent
- Actuator Disk Model + Video
- Aircraft and Helicopter Data
- Hover Ceiling Example 1
- Hover Ceiling Example 2
- Blade Element Theory in Hover + Video
- Combined Blade Element Momentum Theory + Video
- NACA TN 626
- Coning Angle in Hover + Video
- Vortex Wake Theory for Rotors in Hover + Video
- Vertical Descent of Rotors (lecture) + Video
Rotors in Forward Flight
- Forward Flight: Introductory Remarks + Video
- Forward Flight Inflow Model + Video
- Power Consumption in Forward Flight + Video
- Forward Flight Coordinate Systems + Video
- Blade Flapping Dynamics in Forward Flight + Video 1 + Video2 + Video 3
- Forward Flight Sectional Airloads + Video
- Forward Flight Hub Loads + Video
- Forward Flight: Rotor Trim + Video
- Forward Flight: Rotor Trim with Fuselage Effects + Video
- Advanced Inflow Models + video 1 + video 2
Helicopter Performance
Aeroacoustics of Rotors
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