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The Art of the Helicopter John Watkinson - Karatunov.net

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

discs causes some loss <strong>of</strong> aerodynamic efficiency, generally <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same order as <strong>the</strong><br />

loss due to driving <strong>the</strong> tail rotor in a conventional machine. However, <strong>the</strong> shorter hull<br />

will be lighter and have less area exposed to downwash so <strong>the</strong> overall lifting capacity<br />

remains about <strong>the</strong> same.<br />

In forward flight <strong>the</strong> tip path axes must be tilted forward just as in a single rotor<br />

machine to obtain a forward component <strong>of</strong> thrust. Figure 9.23(a) shows that in practice<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

Fig. 9.23 Characteristics <strong>of</strong> tandem rotor helicopters. (a) <strong>The</strong> rear rotor is mounted on a pylon acting as a fin.<br />

(b) <strong>The</strong> front pylon is aerodynamically treated so that it creates drag ra<strong>the</strong>r than lift in a sideslip. (c) <strong>The</strong> rear<br />

rotor works in <strong>the</strong> vortex structure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> front rotor and has higher inflow.

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