Notes on the Application of Airfoil Studies to Helicopter Rotor Design

Abstract

A discussion is presented of a number of the problems most frequently arising in helicopter design, in order to facilitate the application of miscellaneous airfoil data to the problems of the helicopter designer. A reference is included of published reports on airfoil section characteristics (or their application), which experience has shown to be useful in connection with these helicopter problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 22, 1948
Accession Number
ADA801527

Entities

People

  • F. B. Gustafson

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Surfaces
  • Drag
  • Helicopter Rotors
  • Helicopters
  • Low Drag
  • Low Drag Airfoils
  • Mach Number
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Reynolds Number
  • Surface Roughness
  • Trailing Edges
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design