Apple QuickTime movie | 1994-10-18 | 5.2 MB | 160x120 | 10fps | 1 minute, 56 seconds
Transcription: The accurate computation of a helicopter flow field is essential for proper and efficient air load predictions in forward flight and hover. This simulation illustrates the computed flow field of the Cobra helicopter's rotor in forward flight, including prescribed blade motion. Shown here are the unsteady straight lines illustrating the rotor blade's wake trajectory. Particles were released every five degrees of rotation at the blade tips colored as red and magenta and at the blade root as cyan and green. This view illustrates the highly complex flow field caused by the wake's interaction with ...
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