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The Art of the Helicopter John Watkinson - Karatunov.net

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106 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Helicopter</strong><br />

Fig. 3.37 (a) In a three-bladed rotor, <strong>the</strong> second harmonic flapping is mutually at 120 ◦ , <strong>the</strong> sum <strong>of</strong> which is<br />

zero. (b) Third harmonic flapping is in <strong>the</strong> same phase in each blade and so will add.<br />

different frequencies at <strong>the</strong> blades are responsible for <strong>the</strong> same frequencies at <strong>the</strong> hull.<br />

For example, a five-bladed rotor can suffer 5P hopping and rocking, but <strong>the</strong> hopping<br />

is due to blade flapping at 5P whereas <strong>the</strong> rocking is due to blade flapping at 4P.<br />

This section has concentrated on <strong>the</strong> main rotor, but clearly a tail rotor will show<br />

many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same effects as it too is passing edge-on through <strong>the</strong> air. However, <strong>the</strong><br />

tail rotor is at a fur<strong>the</strong>r disadvantage because it is working in airflow that has been<br />

disturbed by <strong>the</strong> main rotor and <strong>the</strong> hull. This will be considered fur<strong>the</strong>r in Chapter 5.<br />

3.27Vibration control<br />

Vibration and helicopters are inseparable. However well balanced <strong>the</strong> rotor may be, <strong>the</strong><br />

lift asymmetry in forward flight will cause vibration. Vibration is unwelcome because

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