Gust Response Analysis for Helicopter Rotors in the Hover and Forward Flights

Table 3

Blade and vehicle (box-beam) properties.

Number of blades	4
Radius (m)	4.9377
Hover tip speed (m/s)	198.12
Airfoil	NACA0015
Hub length ()	0.04
Solidity	0.1
Lock number	6.34
Mass per unit length (kg/m)	0.135
Aerodynamic root cutout ()	0.1
CG below hub ()	0.2
Flat plate area ()	0.01
	0.07
Precone	0
Tail rotor radius (m)	0.9876
Tail rotor solidity	0.15
Tail rotor location ()	1.2
Tail rotor above CG ()	0.2
Horizontal tail location ()	0.95
Horizontal tail planform area ()	0.011