Langley Research Center has done extensive research into the effectiveness of tail boom strakes on conventional tail rotor helicopters. (A strake is a "spoiler" whose purpose is to alter the airflow around an aerodynamic body.) By placing strakes on a tail boom, the air loading can be changed, thrust and power requirements of the tail rotor can be reduced, and helicopter low speed flight handling qualities are improved. This research led to the incorporation of tail boom strakes on three production-type commercial helicopters manufactured by McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company.
Helicopter Strakes
1993-01-01
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NTRS | 1986
|Helicopter Anti-Torque System Using Strakes
NTRS | 1984
|Further Research On Helicopter Tail-Boom Strakes
NTRS | 1994
|Helicopter anti-torque system using fuselage strakes
NTRS | 1987
|Helicopter Anti-Torque System Using Fuselage Strakes
NTIS | 1987
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