Isolated Cyclic Pitch Propeller: Results of Wind Tunnel Test

Abstract

The report presents the results of wind tunnel test BVWT 057 performed in the Boeing Vertol V/STOL wind tunnel on an isolated 3-bladed cyclic pitch propeller with a total activity factor of 480. The primary objectives of the test were to determine: the pitching moment capability from the propeller over a wide shaft angle range from 0 up to 120 deg through the transition flight regime of a tilt wing aircraft and, the effect of cyclic pitch on power. The effects of cyclic pitch on propeller thrust, normal force, yawing moment, and side force were also measured.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0734234

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Kolesar
  • George Kassianides
  • Joyce Andrews
  • T. Armstrong

Organizations

  • Boeing Rotorcraft Systems

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Reduction
  • Drive Shafts
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Gages
  • Geometry
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Propeller Blades
  • Strain Gages
  • Test Facilities
  • Tilt Wing Aircraft
  • Tilt Wings
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics