An investigation was conducted in the Langley V/STOL tunnel to determine the performance, stability and control, and rotor-wake interaction effects of a powered tilt-proprotor aircraft model with gimbal-hub rotors. Tests were conducted at representative flight conditions for hover, helicopter, transition, and airplane flight. Force and moment data were obtained for the complete model and for each of the two rotors. In addition to wind-speed variation, the angle of attack, angle of sideslip, rotor speed, rotor collective pitch, longitudinal cyclic pitch, rotor pylon angle, and configuration geometry were varied. The results, presented in graphical form, are available in tabular form to facilitate the validation of analytical methods of defining the aerodynamic characteristics of tilt-proprotor configurations. (Author)


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    Title :

    Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Powered Tilt-Proprotor Wind Tunnel Model


    Contributors:
    J. C. Wilson (author) / R. E. Mineck (author) / C. E. Freeman (author)

    Publication date :

    1976


    Size :

    273 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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