A wind-tunnel model test at advance ratios from 0 to 0.3 with and without auxiliary jet engine thrust is reported. At each advance ratio and engine thrust, both the control power and the aircraft stability were measured. The results indicate that there is a cross-coupling for collective pitch and longitudinal cyclic pitch inputs. The control power for these inputs increased with advance ratio. There was also cross-coupling for differential collective pitch inputs. The airframe was longitudinally unstable, but the instability was less at the highest advance ratio tested. The airframe showed both positive effective dihedral and positive directional stability.


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    Title :

    Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Counter-Rotating, Coaxial, Hingeless Rotor Helicopter Model with Auxiliary Propulsion


    Contributors:
    A. E. Phelps (author) / R. E. Mineck (author)

    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    85 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English