Stepanov, R., Zherekov, V., Pakhov, V., Mikhailov, S., Garipov, A., Yakubov, W. and Barakos, G. N. (2016) Experimental study of helicopter fuselage drag. Journal of Aircraft, 53(5), pp. 1343-1360. (doi: 10.2514/1.C033819)
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Abstract
Experimental data are presented for the parasite drag of various helicopter fuselage components, such as skids, external fuel tanks, and tailplane. The experiments were conducted at the Kazan National Research Technical University (Kazan Aviation Institute) T-1K wind tunnel, investigating four versions of a fuselage similar to the Ansat helicopter. It was found that, for the range of pitch angles −10≤α≤10 deg−10≤α≤10 deg, the skids added 80% to the drag of the bare fuselage, whereas the tailplane increased the drag by 20%. At the same conditions, external fuel tanks were found to add 48% to the clean fuselage drag. A simple rotor hub with a tail support added 74% to the bare fuselage in the range of pitch angles −8≤α≤6 deg−8≤α≤6 deg. Streamlining the rear fuselage was found to reduce the drag by 16% over the range of pitch angles −10≤α≤10 deg−10≤α≤10 deg. Apart from the parasite drag, ideas for drag reduction are also discussed.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | This work was supported by the grant “State Tasks in the Field of Scientific Activity” (number 9.1694.2014/K) of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Barakos, Professor George |
| Authors: | Stepanov, R., Zherekov, V., Pakhov, V., Mikhailov, S., Garipov, A., Yakubov, W., and Barakos, G. N. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Aircraft |
| Publisher: | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| ISSN: | 0021-8669 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1533-3868 |
| Published Online: | 26 July 2016 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2015 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Journal of Aircraft 53(5): 1343-1360 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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