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Norman, Thomas

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Fundamental Aeronautics Program Subsonic Rotary Wing Project: Aeromechanics Overview

The following presentation will cover the topic of Aeromechanics. This includes, the organization of the SRW project, as well as, the Aeromechanic task areas and corresponding facilities including ARC, GRC, and LARC. This presentation will also be covering Aeromechanics highlights like rotorcraft icing, Apache Active Twist Rotor and many more. Furthermore, near-term plans will also be discussed.

Norman, Thomas↗

Interaction Of A Helicopter Blade With A Vortex

Measurements in wind tunnel yield data for validation of computations. Report describes experimental investigation of three-dimensional interaction of helicopter rotor blade with vortex like that generated by preceeding rotor blade. Provides theoretical aerodynamicists with data for validation of computer simulations of aerodynamic flow.

Dunagan, Stephen↗