Ebook: Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics

This volume is an excellent introduction to the aerodynamics of helicopters. It provides an account of the first principles in the fluid mechanics and flight dynamics of single-rotor helicopters. The text is intended to provide, in a short volume, an introduction to the theory of rotary-wing aircraft for use by undergraduate and graduate students, while providing a detailed description of the physical phenomena involved. The text assumes that the reader already has some knowledge of differences between the fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. Many diagrams, drawings, graphs, and representative sets of data augment the text.
Content:
Front Matter
• Preface to First Edition
• Preface to Second Edition
• Table of Contents
• 1. Introduction
2. Rotor in Vertical Flight: Momentum Theory and Wake Analysis
3. Rotor in Vertical Flight: Blade Element Theory
4. Rotor Mechanisms for Forward Flight
5. Rotor Aerodynamics in Forward Flight
6. Aerodynamic Design
7. Performance
8. Trim, Stability and Control
Index