Evaluation of a Circulation Control Tail Boom for Yaw Control.

Abstract

An experimental tail boom which uses circulation control principles to produce antitorque force from the main rotor downwash was flight-tested over a typical flight regime. The flight envelope included hover; sideward and rearward flight to 30 knots; forward flight to 80 knots; climbs, turns, and maneuvers, such as pull-ups, and push-overs at 60 knots; and autorotation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055116

Entities

People

  • A. H. Logan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Systems
  • Drive Shafts
  • Flight Speeds
  • Free Stream
  • Ground Effect
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Reynolds Number
  • Static Pressure
  • Strain Gages
  • Tail Rotors
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering