THE HELICOPTER

1. Aeroplanes and rortcraft
2. Mechanics and aerodynamics
3. Notions of mechanisc
4. Systems of  forces and resultants
5. Torque
6. The center of gravity of bodies
7. Motion and velocity
8. Circular motion
9. Centrifucal force
10. Work and power
11. Kinetic energy
12. Notions of aerodynamics
13. Wind resistance
14. How to obtain a lifting surface
15. From flat airfoils to streamlined airfoils
16. The center of pressure
17. The air flow around an airfoil
18. Analysis of the aerodynamic resultant
19. Polar curve of an airfoil
20. Blade and rotot
21. The balde center of pressure
22. Forces acting on a blade in rotation
23. The total rotor lift
24. Lateral lift dissymmetry
25. The flapping hinge
26. Effect of flapping on blade pitch
27. Drag hing and K link
28. Rotor liift control
29. Collective pitch variation
30. Cyclic pitch variation
31. The effects of cyclic pitch variation
32. Lateral and fore-and-aft cyclic variations
33. The main rotor reaction torque
34. Effect of tail roto thrust
35. Variation of tail rotor thrust
36. Aerodynamic functioning of rotor
37. Ground effect
38. Limitation of rotor rpm
39. Helicopter flight and the power required
40. Forces acting on the helicopter in flight
41. Hovering
42. Ascending and descending flight
43. Forward flight
44. Equilibrium in turns
45. The power requiredflight and basic power requirments
46. Induced power
47. Airfoil power
48. Fuselage power
49. Helicopter ceilings

Size               - 291.1  Mb

Pages             - 71

Language       - English

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