Helicopter Disk and Power Specifications
Item Nbr:288Thursday, May 18, 200011:41:53 AM
Name:Black is input.Blue is calculated.
Test Conditions:

Collective pitch: (used for Flight - Hovering w/ Blade Element Theory)8.22
deg

Forward Speed: (used for Flight - Forward w/ Momentum Method)55
knots

Rate of Climb: (used for Flight - Vertical w/ Momentum Method)500
ft/min
Weight:

Empty Weight: [EW]975
lb.

Payoad: [Load]535
lb.

Gross Weight: [GW = EW + Load]1510
lb.
Rotor:

Blade:

Type of airfoilNACA 0012

Angle of attack for zero lift [AlphaL0] (0 for 0012. >0 for cambered)0
deg.

Number of blades: [bb]2

Radius: [R]12.5
ft.

Chord: [cc]0.6667
ft.

Blade Area: [Ab]=[bb*cc*R]16.67
sq-ft

Aspect Ratio: [R / cc]18.75
:1

Blade cutout ratio: (The blade root radius divided by the tip radius.)0.075

Taper (not used at present) [cct]

Twist Type; 1 - none; 2 - linear; 3 - ideal.1

Pitch that the blade would have if extended into center of rotation.0
deg.

Angle of twist (washout). Tip pitch - root pitch. i.e.negative value.0
deg.

Pitch at the blade tip: [Theta_t] (for ideal only)0
deg.

Hub(s):

Configuration: Single=1, Coaxial=2, Synchropter=3, Side-by-side=41

Center to center distance between twin rotor shafts: [Ctr-Ctr]0.00
ft.

The vertical distance between twin rotor hubs: [Gap]0.00
ft.

The angle of each mast off of vertical Re synchropter: [Angle]0.00
deg.

The horizontal distance between twin rotor hubs: [Stagger]0.00
ft.

Disk:

Disk area (1 rotor); [A1]490.87
sq-ft

Total disk area: [AT]490.87
sq-ft

Effective disk area: [A]490.87
sq-ft

Disk loading: [DL] (calculated using gross weight)3.08
lb/ft2

Blade Loading: [BL] (calculated using gross weight)90.60
lb/ft2

Rotor solidity ratio: [Sigma] = [Ab] / [A]0.03395
%

Speed:

RPM of Rotor: [RPM Hub]520
rpm

Tip speed: [Omega_R]680.68
ft/sec

Tip mach number: [TipM]0.61
% M1
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