A coordinated analysis and ground simulator experiment was performed to investigate the effects on single rotor helicopter handling qualities of systematic variations in the main rotor hinge restraint, hub hinge offset, pitch-flap coupling, and blade lock number. Teetering rotor, articulated rotor, and hingeless rotor helicopters were evaluated by research pilots in special low level flying tasks involving obstacle avoidance at 60 to 100 knots airspeed. The results of the experiment are in the form of pilot ratings, pilot commentary, and some objective performance measures. Criteria for damping and sensitivity are reexamined when combined with the additional factors of cross coupling due to pitch and roll rates, pitch coupling with collective pitch, and longitudinal static stability. Ratings obtained with and without motion are compared. Acceptable flying qualities were obtained within each rotor type by suitable adjustment of the hub parameters, however, pure teetering rotors were found to lack control power for the tasks. A limit for the coupling parameter L sub q/L sub p of 0.35 is suggested.


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    Titel :

    Effects of rotor parameter variations on handling qualities of unaugmented helicopters in simulated terrain flight


    Beteiligte:
    Talbot, P. D. (Autor:in) / Dugan, D. D. (Autor:in) / Chen, R. T. N. (Autor:in) / Gerdes, R. M. (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1980-08-01


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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