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OTHER: Aerodynamics - Web Sites
Overview:
A
listing of web sites related to aerodynamics in general and rotorcraft
specifically.
Airfoil:
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A listing of the blades that are used on approximately 150 helicopters. ~ by David Lednicer |
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Online airfoil simulation program. |
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Excellent
Site: Department.
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An extremely clear explanation of airfoils and airflow. |
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Computations of incompressible unsteady turbulent flows on several airfoils. |
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Technical data on airfoils. |
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Online text developed for a course in applied aerodynamics at Stanford University. There is much on airfoils |
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Topics in Aerodynamics |
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Software and Consulting |
Helicopter:
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An excellent non-mathematical introduction to rotary wing aerodynamics, by Paul Cantrell. |
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University of Maryland |
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Paul Cantrell's home page. Excellent information on helicopter basics and rotorheads. |
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Evolution of Helicopter Flight by Professor J. Gordon Leishman |
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The way the rotor head allows control of the helicopter in roll and pitch. This is chapters 9-11 of Helicopter Basics. |
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Much information |
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Information in English and Japanese. |
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AERO-DRY-NAMICS Part 1 by Chuck Meager |
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Types of helicopters, Rotor systems, controls etc. |
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Searchable index of over 6,000 Research Reports, Technical Manuals, and Technical Notes |
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Searchable collection of over 2,000 Aerodynamic and Aerospace related technical papers. |
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Several hundred links to Aerodynamic resources from Professor Michael Selig of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
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Applied Aerodynamics (copy of above, in Airfoil) |
Online text developed for a course in applied aerodynamics at Stanford University. There is much on airfoils |
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A Survey of Theoretical and Experimental Coaxial Rotor Aerodynamic Research. March 1997 |
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from U.S. Army Field Manual 203 |
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Vortex Ring State Discussion ~ by Nick Lappos |
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From Army Field Manual FM 1-203, Fundamentals Of Flight, 9 Sept. 1983 |
Other:
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Links to Sites on Aerodynamics and CFD ~ Good Stuff |
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Last Revised: May 5, 2013