R.L. Peterson, W. Johnson

An analytical investigation was conducted to study the influence of various parameters on predicting the aeroelastic loads and stability of a full-scale hingeless rotor in hover and forward flight The CAMRAD/JA (for Comprehensive Analytical Model of Rotorcraft Aerodynamics and Dynamics, Johnson Aeronautics) analysis code is used to obtain the analytical predictions. Data are presented for rotor blade bending and torsional moments as well as inplane damping data obtained for rotor operation in hover at a constant rotor rotational speed of 425 rpm and thrust coefficients between 0.0 and 0.12. Experimental data presented are from a test in the NASA Ames 40- by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel. Validation of the rotor system structural model with experimental rotor blade loads data shows excellent correlation with analytical results. Using this analysis, the influence of different aerodynamic inflow models, the number of generalized blade and body degrees of freedom, and the control-system stiffness at predicted stability levels are shown. Forward flight predictions of the B0-105 rotor system on the Ames Rotor Test Apparatus for 1-g thrust conditions at advance ratios of 0.0 to 0.35 are presented. The influence of different aerodynamic inflow models, dynamic inflow models and shaft angle variations on predicted stability levels are shown as a function of advance ratio.

International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics 1991, Aachen

Conference Paper

englisch

21,0 x 29,7 cm, 7 Seiten

DGLR-Bericht, 1991, 1991-06, International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics 1991 Proceedings; S.611-617; 1991; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V., Bonn

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aeroelasticity

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1991