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Response of Helicopter Rotor Blades to Random Loads near Hover

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

C Lakshmikantham  and
C V Joga Rao
C Lakshmikantham
Affiliation:
Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center, Watertown, Massachusetts
C V Joga Rao
Affiliation:
Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center, Watertown, Massachusetts
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Summary

The response of a flexible helicopter rotor blade to random loading is investigated, the random input being the vertical velocity component. The model takes into account blade flexibility in bending as well as torsion, and also general root rigidity. The spectral density and the mean square value of the transverse displacement are computed for both hingeless and hinged rotor blades and the results are evaluated.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , November 1972 , pp. 276 - 284
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1972

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