Flight - Hovering:

Momentum Method

Disk Loading: [DL]3.08
lb/ft2

Velocity: [V1hov] (Average of velocities through the disk.)25.43
ft/sec.

Power; [P] (ISA i.e. Sea level, 59 deg F.) (Figure of Merit set to 0.65)107.75
hp.

Power Loading: [PL] (for hover ONLY) (ISA i.e. Sea level, 59 deg F.)14.01
lb/hp

Nondimensional Coefficients;Thrust: [CT]0.00279.

Power: [CP]0.00000

CT / Sigma0.08223

Combined Momentum and Blade Element Theory w/ Emphirical Corrections

Coefficients of:-

Thrust: [CTntl] (w/o tip loss)0.00308

Tip loss factor: [B]0.97

Thrust: [CT] (with tip loss)0.00280

Profile; [CQo]0.00280

Induced: [CQi]0.00005

Torque: [CQ]0.00018

Disk loading: [DL] (calculated using thrust)3.0798
lb/ft2

Thrust Solidity: [CT/Sigma]0.08232

[(DL)(CT/Sigma)]0.25354

Measured power / Calculated power1.05

CQ / Sigma0.00518

Thrust: [T] (ISA i.e. Sea level, 59 deg F.)1511.78
lb

Horsepower: [hp] (ISA i.e. Sea level, 59 deg F.)117.69
hp
Flight - Vertical:

Momentum Method

Velocity: [V1ver] (Average of velocities through the disk.)29.94
ft/sec.

Change in power; [DeltaP]35.25
hp.

Change in blade pitch; [DeltaTheta]0.03
deg.

Combined Momentum and Blade Element Theory w/ Emphirical CorrectionsNot done.
Flight - Forward:

Momentum Method

Velocity: [V1fwd] (Average of velocities through the disk.)11.51
ft/sec.

Change in Power:

Induced: [HPind]32.29
hp.

Parasite: [HPp] (no value included)0.00
hp.

Profile: [HPOH]23.49
hp.

Main (sub total): [HPm]55.77
hp.

Combined Momentum and Blade Element Theory w/ Emphirical CorrectionsNot done.
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