Basic helicopter aerodynamics
". It represents a subfield of fluid dynamics and gas dynamics, with much theory shared between them"--
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, Eng.
Wiley
2011
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
| Series: | Aerospace series
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | ". It represents a subfield of fluid dynamics and gas dynamics, with much theory shared between them"-- "Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics, now in its third edition, is widely appreciated as an easily accessible, rounded introduction to the first principles of the aerodynamics of helicopter flight. Concentrating on the well-known Sikorsky configuration of single main rotor with tail rotor, the authors avoid the lengthy mathematical treatment of some textbooks, thereby making the material accessible to undergraduates as well as engineers looking for an introduction to the subject. Early chapters deal with the aerodynamics of the rotor in hover, vertical flight, forward flight and climb. Analysis of these motions is developed to the stage of obtaining the principal results for thrust, power and associated quantities. Later chapters turn to the characteristics of the overall helicopter, its performance, stability and control, and the important field of aerodynamic research is discussed, with some reference also to aerodynamic design practice. This third edition has been brought up to date with a complete new set of illustrations & imagery, as well as an accompanying website that contains all the calculation files used in the book, problems, solutions and powerpoint slides. The authors address the unique considerations applicable to rotor UAVs/ MAVs, and coverage of blade dynamics is expanded to include lagging and ground resonance, and new material is included on blade tip design, flow characteristics surrounding the rotor in forward flight, tail rotors, and brown-out, blade sailing and shipborne operations"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781613449028 1600868614 111999411X 9781119972723 161344902X 9781119994107 1119972728 9781523123414 9781600868610 1119994101 1523123419 9781119994114 |