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Experimental investigation of advanced hub and pylon fairing configurations to reduce helicopter drag
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Young, L. A. Squires, P. K. Martin, D. M. Mort, R. W. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | New hub and pylon fairing designs were tested on a one-fifth scale Bell Helicopter Textron Model 222 helicopter with a bearingless main rotor hub. The blades were not installed for this test. The fairings were designed by NASA and Bell Helicopter Textron under a joint program and tested in the Ames Research Center 7-by 10-Foot Wind Tunnel. All six aircraft forces and moments were measured using the tunnel scales system. Previous research has identified the integrated hub and pylon fairing approach as the most efficient in reducing helicopter drag. Three hub fairings and three pylon fairings were tested (in various combinations) resulting in a total of 16 different configurations, including the baseline helicopter model without fairings. The geometry of the new fairings is described in detail. Test results are presented in the form of plots of the six model forces and moments. The data show that model drag can be reduced by as much as 20 percent by combining a small hub fairing (that has a circular arc upper surface and a flat lower surface) integrated with a nontapered pylon fairing. To minimize drag, the gap between the lower surface of the hub and upper surface of the pylon fairing must be kept to a minimum. Results show that the aerodynamic effects of the fairings on static longitudinal and directional stability can also be important. |
| File Size | 3471160 |
| Page Count | 96 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940022101 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8hf2rm9d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Aerodynamic Drag Static Stability Scale Models Helicopters Fairings Bearingless Rotors Bell Aircraft Longitudinal Stability Pylons Directional Stability Drag Reduction Wind Tunnel Tests Hubs Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
