HELICOPTER DYNAMICS

By U. NARAS

CONTENTS 1 BASIC MECHANICS OF ROTOR SYSTEMS AND HELICOPTER FLIGHT 2 ROTOR AERODYNAMICS IN AXIAL FLIGHT 3 ROTOR AERODYNAMICS AND DYNAMICS IN FORWARD FLIGHT 4 TRIM AND PERFORMANCE IN AXIAL AND FORWARD FLIGHT 5 FLIGHT DYNAMICS AND CONTROL 6 ROTOR AERODYNAMICS IN FORWARD FLIGHT 7 STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS OF ELASTIC BLADES 8 ROTOR INDUCED VIBRATION 9 AEROELASTIC AND AEROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR