SankarHelicopterAerodynamics1HelicopterAerodynamicsandPerformancePreliminaryRemarks©L
SankarHelicopterAerodynamics2ThrustAeroelasticResponse027018090DynamicStallonRetreatingBladeBlade-TipVortexinteractionsUnsteadyAerodynamicsTransonicFlowonAdvancingBladeMainRotor/TailRotor/FuselageFlowInterferenceVNoiseShockWavesTipVorticesTheproblemsaremany
SankarHelicopterAerodynamics3AsystematicApproachisnecessary•Avarietyoftoolsareneededtounderstand,andpredictthesephenomena
•Toolsneededinclude–Simpleback-of-theenveloptoolsforsizinghelicopters,selectingengines,layingoutconfiguration,andpredictingperformance–SpreadsheetsandMATLABscriptsformappingoutthebladeloadsovertheentirerotordisk–HighendCFDtoolsformodeling•Airfoilandrotoraerodynamicsanddesign•Rotor-airframeinteractions•Aeroacousti