Helicopter Design
The use and effectiveness of multiple objective optimization techniques in the formulation and solution of design problems are developed and demonstrated via ...
The Excalibur tiltrotor was developed to meet, and in many cases exceed, the requirements of the multi-mission focused RFP emphasizing the requirements of ...
Somewhat higher maximum flight airspeeds are possible with compound helicopter designs, which use auxiliary propulsion devices and/or wings to offload the ...
What conventional designs did you reference when you built your human-powered helicopter? "The conventional tail rotor configuration. The tail rotor basically ...
The purpose of this article is to provide EMS helicopter personnel with an understanding of the civil helicopter manufacturing industry. This article further ...
The compound helicopter is a high-speed design concept that is once again being explored due to emerging requirements for rotorcraft to obtain speeds that ...
This study proposes a process to obtain an optimal helicopter rotor blade shape for aerodynamic performance in hover flight. A new geometry representation ...
Rotorcraft increase the range and speed that can be traveled to locations of interest. This enables mission concepts previously considered not viable on Mars, ...
The five-seat, turbine-powered, 500-horsepower HX50 rotorcraft is designed as a private, luxury helicopter, with three prototypes scheduled to begin flight ...
A rotor provides lift, which can be employed to keep the aircraft airborne and to provide thrust. A rotor can also counteract torque (tail rotors). Several ...
Helicopter design is a complex and fascinating field, with engineers constantly striving to improve the efficiency, safety, and performance of these incredible ...
In order to minimize the severity of helicopter accidents, the modern generation of helicopters, the UH-60 Blackhawk and the AH-64 Apache, have been designed ...
To overcome many of the problems associated with conventional articulated rotor systems, new rotor systems are being contemplated. In this paper, the ...