Human-Powered Helicopter: A Program for Design and Construction

Abstract

The various aspects of helicopter design and human-powered aircraft design are studied to present a program to design and build a human-powered helicopter (HPH) at the Naval Postgraduate School. The HPH will be designed to meet the requirements for the AHS-Sikorsky Award. The helicopter design is refined, and the feasibility of construction is assessed. In addition to pursuing a significant historical achievement, the program seeks to enhance the helicopter and composite programs of the Aeronautical Engineering curriculum at the NPS. Benefits to NPS in terms of research topics and as a research aircraft are presented. Potential future uses for ultra-low powered aircraft technology are also outlined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246821

Entities

People

  • Scott A. Bruce

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Composite Materials
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Geometry
  • Helicopters
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Simulators
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnels

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