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The Art of the Helicopter John Watkinson - Karatunov.net

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

Fig. 9.3 <strong>The</strong> wing produces lift as <strong>the</strong> square <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> airspeed whereas <strong>the</strong> rotor does not. Thus a winged<br />

helicopter can have a higher load factor at speed.<br />

Fig. 9.4 <strong>The</strong> wing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Boeing 347 could be set to 85 ◦ to reduce download in hover and had flaps to vary <strong>the</strong><br />

camber according to flight conditions.<br />

It was also tested with four-blade rotors. In <strong>the</strong> hover <strong>the</strong> wing could be tilted 85 ◦ to<br />

reduce download. In translational flight <strong>the</strong> goal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> wing was to <strong>of</strong>fload <strong>the</strong> rotors<br />

and improve load factor. <strong>The</strong> wing had flaps that could be used to adjust camber. <strong>The</strong><br />

outer parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> flaps could be used differentially to act as ailerons. In Figure 9.4<br />

it will be seen that <strong>the</strong> wing incidence was programmed from airspeed and collective<br />

pitch in such a way that <strong>the</strong> appropriate degree <strong>of</strong> rotor unloading was obtained. <strong>The</strong><br />

flap setting was computed from <strong>the</strong> collective setting and from a g-sensor measuring<br />

acceleration normal to <strong>the</strong> cockpit floor. In a high-g manoeuvre, such as a steep turn,

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