A 2.1-m diam., 1/6-scale model helicopter main rotor was tested in hover in the test section of the NASA Ames 40- by 80-foot Wind Tunnel. Subsequently, it was tested in forward flight in the Ames 7- by 10-foot Wind Tunnel. The primary objective of the tests was to obtain performance and noise data on a small-scale rotor at various thrust coefficients, tip Mach numbers, and, in the latter case, various advance ratios, for comparison with similar existing data on full-scale helicopter rotors. This comparison yielded a preliminary evaluation of the scaling of helicopter rotor performance and acoustic radiation in hover and in forward flight. Correlation between model-scale and full-scale performance and acoustics was quite good in hover. In forward flight, however, there were significant differences in both performance and acoustic characteristics. A secondary objective was to contribute to a data base that will permit the estimation of facility effects on acoustic testing.


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    Title :

    Hover and Forward Flight Acoustics and Performance of a Small-Scale Helicopter Rotor System


    Contributors:
    C. Kitaplioglu (author) / P. Shinoda (author)

    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    31 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English








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