Provides a treatment of the aerodynamic principles of helicopters and other rotating-wing vertical lift aircraft such as tilt rotors and autogiros. This book co... » 

Provides a treatment of the aerodynamic principles of helicopters and other rotating-wing vertical lift aircraft such as tilt rotors and autogiros. This book covers a technical history of helicopter flight, basic methods of rotor aerodynamic analysis, and related issues associated with the performance of the helicopter and its aerodynamic design. «