Flight test results of minimum autorotative descent rate are compared with calculations based on the minimum power required for steady level flight. Empirical correction factors are derived that account for differences in energy dissipation between these two flight conditions. A method is also presented for estimating the minimum power coefficient for level flight for any helicopter for use in the empirical estimation procedure of autorotative descent rate.


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    Title :

    A Simple Method for Estimating Minimum Autorotative Descent Rate of Single Rotor Helicopters


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    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    17 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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