Provides an account from first principles of the aerodynamics of helicopter flight, avoiding the lengthy mathematical treatment of some textbooks. The new edition includes more on advanced modelling techniques and on research into helicopters on ships.
Introduction; Rotor in vertical flight: momentum theory and wake
analysis; Rotor in vertical flight: blade element theory; Rotor mechanisms
for forward flight; Rotor aerodynamics in forward flight; Aerodynamic design;
Performance; Trim, stability and control
