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The Use of a Runway Vehicle for Testing Lifting Rotors in Simulated Forward Flight

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

M. C. G. Smith
M. C. G. Smith*
Affiliation:
National Gas Turbine Establishment
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During recent years a major research programme has been undertaken at the National Gas Turbine Establishment into the subject of circulation control and its application to lifting rotors. In the case of rotors intended to be used on helicopters and stowed rotor aircraft, a very important part of the research work is the examination of rotor behaviour in forward flight. Traditionally, this has been investigated mainly on full-scale aircraft but more recently model scale experiments have been done in wind tunnels, particularly in the USA where there are a number of suitably large tunnels.

Type
Test Facilities for Helicopters
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 74 , Issue 715 , July 1970 , pp. 548 - 559
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1970 

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References

1. Rae, W. H., Shindo, S. Comments on V/STOL Wind Tunnel Data at Low Forward Speeds. CAL (AVLAB) Symposium on Aerodynamics of Rotary Wings and V/STOL Aircraft, Vol 2, Cornell University, June 1969.Google Scholar
2. Heyson, H. H. The Flow Through a Wind Tunnel Containing a Rotor with a Sharply Deflected Wake. CAL (AVLAB) Symposium on Aerodynamics of Rotary Wings and V/STOL Aircraft, Vol 2, Cornell University, June 1969.Google Scholar