System claimed to be aerodynamically sound in principle; hovering flight, vertical ascent, and reasonable forward speed obtained without excessive expenditure of power; cyclogiro rotor will autorotate in gliding descent.
Simplified aerodynamic analysis of cyclogiro rotating-wing system
Nat Advisory Committee Aeronautics -- Tech Note
1933
13 pages
15 Supp sheets
Article (Journal)
English
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