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Calculated performance, stability and maneuverability of high-speed tilting-prop-rotor aircraft
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Johnson, Wayne Bowles, Jeffrey V. Lau, Benton H. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | The feasibility of operating tilting-prop-rotor aircraft at high speeds is examined by calculating the performance, stability, and maneuverability of representative configurations. The rotor performance is examined in high-speed cruise and in hover. The whirl-flutter stability of the coupled-wing and rotor motion is calculated in the cruise mode. Maneuverability is examined in terms of the rotor-thrust limit during turns in helicopter configuration. Rotor airfoils, rotor-hub configuration, wing airfoil, and airframe structural weights representing demonstrated advance technology are discussed. Key rotor and airframe parameters are optimized for high-speed performance and stability. The basic aircraft-design parameters are optimized for minimum gross weight. To provide a focus for the calculations, two high-speed tilt-rotor aircraft are considered: a 46-passenger, civil transport and an air-combat/escort fighter, both with design speeds of about 400 knots. It is concluded that such high-speed tilt-rotor aircraft are quite practical. |
| File Size | 3415991 |
| Page Count | 45 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870008262 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2799284c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Structural Design Aircraft Stability Performance Tests Tilt Rotor Aircraft Maneuverability Hubs Aeroelasticity Requirements Aerodynamic Loads Mach Number Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |