A Preliminary Study of the Response of Single Rotor Helicopters to Vortex Encounters

Curtiss, H. C., Jr.; Zhou, Zheng-gen

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A Preliminary Study of the Response of Single Rotor Helicopters to Vortex Encounters

1985-04-01
By Curtiss, H. C., Jr. ; Zhou, Zheng-gen

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Creators:

Curtiss, H. C., Jr. ; Zhou, Zheng-gen
Corporate Creators:

Princeton University. Dept. of Civil Engineering and Operations Research
Corporate Contributors:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Subject/TRT Terms:

B-747 Flow Gusts Helicopters Rotor Blades Vortices Wide Body Aircraft
Publication/ Report Number:

MAE 1699
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

Princeton University
NTL Classification:

NTL-AVIATION-AVIATION ; NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Safety/Airworthiness
Abstract:

This report examines some aspects of the uncontrolled dynamic response of a single rotor helicopter to an encounter with the wing tip vortex of a large transport aircraft. The primary emphasis in the study was to investigate the importance of various design parameters of helicopters to the response characteristics.
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Funding:

DTRS57-84-P-81809
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Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:9cccac1b62efab62593f0001e81690aab6966ed98df55264256c7e84238e1813
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