Flight - Hovering:

Momentum Method

Disk Loading: [DL] (calculated using gross weight)1.70
lb/ft2

Blade Loading: [BL] (calculated using gross weight)29.20
lb/ft2

Velocity: [V1hov] (Average of velocities through the disk.)18.93
ft/sec.

Power; [P] (ISA i.e. Sea level, 59 deg F.) (Figure of Merit set to 0.69)99.46
hp.

Power Loading: [PL] (for hover ONLY) (ISA i.e. Sea level, 59 deg F.)22.14
lb/hp

Nondimensional Coefficients;Thrust: [CT]0.00510.

Power: [CP]0.00000

CT / Sigma0.08732

Combined Momentum and Blade Element Theory w/ Emphirical Corrections

Coefficients of:-

Thrust: [CTntl] (w/o tip loss)0.00405

Tip loss factor: [B]0.99

Thrust: [CT] (with tip loss)0.00389

Profile; [CQo]0.00389

Induced: [CQi]0.00008

Torque: [CQ]0.00035

Disk loading: [DL] (calculated using thrust)1.3012
lb/ft2

Thrust Solidity: [CT/Sigma]0.08745

[(DL)(CT/Sigma)]0.11379

Measured power / Calculated power0.98

CQ / Sigma0.00792

Thrust: [T] (ISA i.e. Sea level, 59 deg F. ~ drive losses not inc.)2205.33
lb

Horsepower: [hp] (ISA i.e. Sea level, 59 deg F. ~ drive losses not inc.)134.9
hp
Flight - Vertical:

Momentum Method

Velocity: [V1ver] (Average of velocities through the disk.)21.13
ft/sec.

Change in power; [DeltaP]25.48
hp.

Change in blade pitch; [DeltaTheta]0.23
deg.

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

Momentum Method

Velocity: [V1fwd] (Average of velocities through the disk.)3.03
ft/sec.

Change in Power:

Induced: [HPind]46.70
hp.

Parasite: [HPp]24.96
hp.

Profile: [HPOH]22.60
hp.

Main (sub total): [HPm]94.26
hp.

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