Over fifty years of contributions by NASA and the Army through rotor systems flight research were examined with an emphasis on the last 25 years. During this time, the helicopter has gone from an abnormality that did a few useful things to a vehicle that is a necessity to life in this country and a major part of all military forces in the world. Major data acquisition programs like the H-34 and White Cobra have been undertaken that have increased the understanding of the aerodynamic behavior of the rotor system. Specialized programs like the Ogee tip on the UH-1 and the flight tests of the hingeless rotor helicopters, the XH-13 and XH-51N, contributed greatly to the understanding of these technologies. The extensive airfoil test program also undertaken on the White Cobra provided valuable data on advanced airfoil configurations.


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    Title :

    Rotorcraft Flight Research with Emphasis on Rotor Systems


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    39 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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