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The investigation of a variable camber blade lift control for helicopter rotor systems
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Awani, A. O. |
| Copyright Year | 1982 |
| Description | A new rotor configuration called the variable camber rotor was investigated numerically for its potential to reduce helicopter control loads and improve hover performance. This rotor differs from a conventional rotor in that it incorporates a deflectable 50% chord trailing edge flap to control rotor lift, and a non-feathering (fixed) forward portion. Lift control is achieved by linking the blade flap to a conventional swashplate mechanism; therefore, it is pilot action to the flap deflection that controls rotor lift and tip path plane tilt. This report presents the aerodynamic characteristics of the flapped and unflapped airfoils, evaluations of aerodynamics techniques to minimize flap hinge moment, comparative hover rotor performance and the physical concepts of the blade motion and rotor control. All the results presented herein are based on numerical analyses. The assessment of payoff for the total configuration in comparison with a conventional blade, having the same physical characteristics as an H-34 helicopter rotor blade was examined for hover only. |
| File Size | 6688815 |
| Page Count | 131 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840019627 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7np6wn1j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1982-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Pitching Moments Helicopter Tail Rotors Helicopters Pressure Distribution Airfoils Mathematical Models Trailing Edge Flaps Hovering Camber Computer Programs Loads Forces Lift Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |