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The Art of the Helicopter John Watkinson - Karatunov.net

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Introduction to helicopter dynamics 95<br />

Fig. 3.27 (a) As speed rises, air finds it increasingly difficult to follow <strong>the</strong> camber <strong>of</strong> an airfoil and <strong>the</strong> result is<br />

that <strong>the</strong> angle <strong>of</strong> attack must be limited as a function <strong>of</strong> speed to prevent stall. (b) <strong>The</strong> angle <strong>of</strong> attack <strong>of</strong> a blade<br />

may vary in <strong>the</strong> way shown here. <strong>The</strong> sinusoidal component due to cyclic pitch is modified due to variations in<br />

inflow over <strong>the</strong> disc.

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