Basic helicopter aerodynamics / John Seddon, Simon Newman

By:

Seddon, John, 1915-1991 [aut]

Contributor(s):

Newman, Simon, 1947- [aut]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Aerospace seriesPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, N.J : Wiley, c2011Edition: 3rd ed (Online-Ausg.)Description: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xxx, 255 p.)) : illISBN:

9781283177955
1283177951
9781119994107

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: 9781119994107 | 9780470665015. | 1283176890 | 9780470665015 | Druckausg.: Basic helicopter aerodynamics. 3. ed. Chichester : Wiley, 2011. XXX, 255 S.DDC classification:

629.133352
629.133/352
TEC002000

RVK: RVK: ZO 7230LOC classification:

TL716

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Summary: Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Series Preface -- Preface to First Edition -- Preface to Second Edition -- Preface to Third Edition -- Notation -- Units -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Looking Back -- 1.1.1 Early Years -- 1.1.2 First World War Era -- 1.1.3 Inter-war Years -- 1.1.4 Second World War Era -- 1.1.5 Post-war Years -- 1.1.6 The Helicopter from an Engineering Viewpoint -- 1.2 Book Presentation -- Reference -- 2 Rotor in Vertical Flight: Momentum Theory and Wake Analysis -- 2.1 Momentum Theory for Hover -- 2.2 Non-dimensionalization -- 2.3 Figure of Merit -- 2.4 Axial Flight -- 2.5 Momentum Theory for Vertical Climb -- 2.6 Modelling the Streamtube -- 2.7 Descent -- 2.8 Wind Tunnel Test Results -- 2.9 Complete Induced-Velocity Curve -- 2.9.1 Basic Envelope -- 2.9.2 Autorotation -- 2.9.3 Ideal Autorotation -- 2.10 Summary Remarks on Momentum Theory -- 2.11 Complexity of Real Wake -- 2.12 Wake Analysis Methods -- 2.13 Ground Effect -- 2.14 Brownout -- References -- 3 Rotor in Vertical Flight: Blade Element Theory -- 3.1 Basic Method -- 3.2 Thrust Approximations -- 3.3 Non-uniform Inflow -- 3.3.1 Constant Downwash -- 3.4 Ideal Twist -- 3.5 Blade Mean Lift Coefficient -- 3.6 Power Approximations -- 3.7 Tip Loss -- 3.8 Example of Hover Characteristics -- Reference -- 4 Rotor Mechanisms for Forward Flight -- 4.1 The Edgewise Rotor -- 4.2 Flapping Motion -- 4.3 Rotor Control -- 4.4 Equivalence of Flapping and Feathering -- 4.4.1 Blade Sailing -- 4.4.2 Lagging Motion -- 4.4.3 Coriolis Acceleration -- 4.4.4 Lag Frequency -- 4.4.5 Blade Flexibility -- 4.4.6 Ground Resonance -- References -- 5 Rotor Aerodynamics in Forward Flight -- 5.1 Momentum Theory -- 5.2 Descending Forward Flight -- 5.3 Wake Analysis -- 5.3.1 Geometry of the Rotor Flow -- 5.4 Blade Element Theory -- 5.4.1 Factors Involved.PPN: PPN: 809351447Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | BSZ-30-PQE-K1DLR | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PQE

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