Accession Number:

ADA151488

Title:

Preliminary Helicopter Design Decision Making Based on Flight Performance Factors.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Adamcik,P. V.

Report Date:

1984-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

98.0

Abstract:

This thesis assists those evaluating helicopter design to make preliminary judgements about the feasibility of new designs. By using the computer program developed in this thesis, a designer can produce estimates for power requirements, endurance velocity, rate of climb, range velocity, hover ceiling, and service ceiling versus main rotor radius. These estimates can also be examined for the effects of changes in main rotor radius, chord, and rotational velocity. Keywords include Helicopter design, Helicopter performance, Helicopter flight performance, and Helicopter performance factors.

Descriptors:

• *DECISION MAKING
• *HELICOPTERS
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• REQUIREMENTS
• PERFORMANCE TESTS
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• RATES
• POWER
• ROTORS
• JUDGEMENT(PSYCHOLOGY)
• RADIUS(MEASURE)
• HOVERING
• CLIMBING

Subject Categories:

• Biology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE