Calculate the tail rotor thrust required to trim the helicopter in hover.
Continued overleaf Page 2 of 3 Q1 A helicopter has a main rotor speed of 260 rpm, and a main rotor radius R=5.90m. The gross take-off weight is 30kN. The blades have an average drag coefficient of CD=0.01, and the rotor solidity =0.08. The distance between the axis of the main and tail rotor is […]