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    Aerodynamic Design

    Seddon, John / Newman, Simon | Wiley | 2011
    Keywords: blade tip shapes ‐ rotor blade performance, governing entire length , tail rotor precessional moment , design of rotor blade sections ‐ following lead by fixed‐wing aircraft , Merlin main rotor blade tip (BERP) , incidence and Mach number conditions ‐ rotor blade in forward flight , parasite drag ‐ helicopter parts, fuselage, rotor head, tail rotor and tail surfaces

    Introduction

    Seddon, John / Newman, Simon | Wiley | 2011
    Keywords: Charles Kaman, and post‐war years ‐ Flettner type of rotor, conventional rotorcraft layouts , Breguet–Dorand Gyroplane, its successful flight ‐ the articulated rotor design , Leonardo da Vinci's helicopter concept ‐ looking back through centuries , helicopter, and autogiro ‐ in evolution of its sibling , AH64A Cheyenne compound helicopter ‐ final configuration, within helicopter family

    Rotor Mechanisms for Forward Flight

    Seddon, John / Newman, Simon | Wiley | 2011
    Keywords: Sikorsky S61NM helicopter ‐ approaching touchdown (coned rotor) , main rotor alignment ‐ in forward flight , edgewise rotor ‐ in level forward flight, unnatural state for propeller functioning , rotor mechanisms for forward flight

    A Personal Look at the Future

    Seddon, John / Newman, Simon | Wiley | 2011
    Keywords: modelling helicopter rotor, improvements ‐ source of effort , helicopter, supplying a niche market ‐ increasing efficiency and safety , fenestron, NOTAR circulation controlled tail boom ‐ return to tip‐jet‐driven main rotor , British Experimental Rotor Programme (BERP) ‐ and its initial designs

    Performance

    Seddon, John / Newman, Simon | Wiley | 2011
    Keywords: accurate performance prediction ‐ rotor blade stress, in calculation , helicopter performance assessment ‐ of a fixed‐wing aircraft , shipborne operation benefits ‐ naval helicopter, subject of importance

    Trim, Stability and Control

    Seddon, John / Newman, Simon | Wiley | 2011
    Keywords: static and dynamic stability ‐ flying qualities of helicopter , yawing moment balance ‐ by tail rotor thrust selection