An aircraft includes an airframe having an extending tail and a counter rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly disposed at the airframe including an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly. A translational thrust system is positioned at the extending tail and provides translational thrust to the airframe. An airframe parasitic drag of the airframe is greater than a main rotor assembly drag of the main rotor assembly. An aircraft includes an airframe having an extending tail and a counter rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly disposed at the airframe including an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly. A translational thrust system is positioned at the extending tail and provides translational thrust to the airframe. A main rotor assembly drag is at or between about 25% and 40% of a total aircraft drag.


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    Title :

    AIRCRAFT MAIN ROTOR DRAG TO AIRFRAME DRAG


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    Publication date :

    2017-10-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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