Basic helicopter aerodynamics

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Basic helicopter aerodynamics

J. Seddon and Simon Newman

(AIAA education series)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2001

2nd ed

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"First published in the United States by AIAA, 2001", "First published in the United Kingdom by Blackwell Science Ltd., 2001"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Provides an account from first principles of the aerodynamics of helicopter flight, avoiding the lengthy mathematical treatment of some textbooks. The new edition includes more on advanced modelling techniques and on research into helicopters on ships

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Rotor in vertical flight: momentum theory and wake analysis
  • Rotor in vertical flight: blade element theory
  • Rotor mechanisms for forward flight
  • Rotor aerodynamics in forward flight
  • Aerodynamic design
  • Performance
  • Trim, stability and control

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