Feasibility study on improving of 5-seater helicopter forward flight speed

• Main Author: Nik Mohd., Nik Ahmad Ridhwan
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5565/1/NikAhmadRidhwanMFKM2006.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5565/; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:61961
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In this study, two 5-seater helicopters that are in the same FAR 27 category were chosen for the forward flight speed comparison. In order to improve the helicopter cruising speed, the main rotor blade of a helicopter that posses a lesser flight speed was modified through the usage of different numb...