An aircraft composed of an airframe, an extending tail, a counter rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly including an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly, and a translational thrust system positioned at the extending tail. The translational thrust system provides translational thrust to the airframe. The aircraft also includes a rotor hover figure of merit greater than about 0.79 for a CT/σ between about 0.085 and about 0.125.


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    Title :

    ROTOR HOVER FIGURE OF MERIT FOR ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT


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    Publication date :

    2017-09-28


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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