This report describes a preliminary design study for a Very Heavy Lift Helicopter (VHLH) that is powered by jets at the blade tips and is controlled by circulation control applied to the main rotor blades. The main thrust of the program was to integrate a tip-jet-powered helicopter design computer program developed by Hughes Helicopters, Inc. (HHI) with circulation control data generated by the David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center (DTNSRDC). This work combined the computer program integration work with an air vehicle preliminary design study to size the helicopter and describe its features. The result of this study is the sizing of a four-engined helicopter with a 185-foot-diameter, two-bladed main rotor that is designed to carry the XM-1 Main Battle Tank 100 nautical miles in a ship-to-shore Marine Corps assault mission.


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    Title :

    Preliminary Design of a Tip-Jet-Driven Heavy Lift Helicopter Incorporating Circulation Control


    Contributors:
    R. E. Head (author)

    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    42 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English