- Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Release : 2018-07-03
- ISBN : 9781722189044
- Pages : 34 pages
Effect of Advanced Rotorcraft Airfoil Sections on the Hover Performance of a Small Scale Rotor Model
Download or read book Effect of Advanced Rotorcraft Airfoil Sections on the Hover Performance of a Small Scale Rotor Model written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hover test was conducted on a small scale rotor model for two sets of tapered rotor blades. The baseline rotor blade set used a NACA 0012 airfoil section, whereas the second rotor blade set had advanced rotorcraft airfoils distributed along the radius. The experiment was conducted for a range of thrust coefficients and tip speeds, and the data were compared to the predictions of three analytical methods. The data show the advantage of the advanced airfoils at the higher rotor thrust levels; two of the analyses predicted the correct data trends. Althoff, Susan L. Langley Research Center DA PROJ. 1L1-61102-AH-45-A; RTOP 505-61-51-10...