Title: Wind tunnel investigation of helicopter-rotor wake effects on three helicopter fuselage models
Abstract: The effects of rotor wake on helicopter fuselage aerodynamic characteristics were investigated in the Langley V/STOL tunnel. Force, moment, and pressure data were obtained on three fuselage models at various combinations of windspeed, sideslip angle, and pitch angle. The data show that the influence of rotor wake on the helicopter fuselage yawing moment imposes a significant additional thrust requirement on the tail rotor of a single-rotor helicopter at high sideslip angles.
Publication Year: 1975
Publication Date: 1975-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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