Helicopter vibration and rotor power reduction through horizontal tail incidence angle control

Annual Forum Proceedings - American Helicopter Society

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 2033-2047

  Sekula, Martin K ^a   Gandhi, Farhan ^b,c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c Penn Stt Rotorcraft Ctr E   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCIDENCE ANGLE; POWER REDUCTION; ROTOR POWER; TAIL CONFIGURATION;

AIRCRAFT; CORRELATION METHODS; EMPENNAGES; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROLLING; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WAKES;

HELICOPTER SERVICES;

EID: 4143145230     PISSN: 07334249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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