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Airfoil Terminology
Terminology
Nonsymmetrical •Greater
Greater curvature
curvature aboveabove thethe chord line then below
•Chord
Chord and
and chamber
chamber line line are
are not
not coincidental
coincidental
•Produces
Produces useful
useful lift
lift even
even atat negative
negative angles
angles ofof attack
attack
•Produces
Produces more more lift
lift at
at aa given
given angle
angle of
of attack
attack than
than
symmetrical
•Better
Better stall
stall characteristics
characteristics than than symmetrical
symmetrical
•Good
Good lift
lift to
to drag
drag ratio
ratio
•Limited
Limited toto low
low relative
relative windwind velocity,
velocity, <300
<300 knots
knots
•Excessive
Excessive center
center of of pressure
pressure travel
travel up
up to
to 20%
20% ofof chord
chord line
line
Airfoil
Airfoil (Rotor
(Rotor Blade)
Blade) Angles
Angles
Angle of Incidence
(pitch angle)
L in e
rd
C ho
r d Line
Cho Resultant R
W
Induced Flow
Tip
Tip Pa
Patth
hPPlla
anne
e
CL Max Stall
Questions?
Questions?
Enabling Learning Objective #5
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Cyclic Feathering
Differential change in angle of incidence around the rotor
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Contributions
•Helps prevent dyssemmetry of lift
•Allows the rotor system to tilt in the desired direction in
response to cyclic inputs
Lead and Lag
Rotor blades in an articulated system lead ahead
and lag behind their normal position in the rotor
system
Causes
R2
R1