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AE6005 HELICOPTER THEORY
PART B & PART C QUESTIONS

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1. With neat sketches explain about advantages and disadvantages of different configurations of helicopter.
2. Explain about collective and cyclic control mechanism and its usage.
3. Explain about various rotor systems.
4. Explain about a) Jet Rotor b) Lift Dysymmetry for a helicopter.
5. with neat diagrams point out the required forces direction and rotor plane of rotation for all possible flights of
a helicopter.

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6. From blade element theory, by using Rotor Figure of Merit, estimate the performance of a rotor.
7. Explain the following a) Tip Losses b) Performance of ideally twisted & constant chord blades.
8. Prove that power requirement decreases in Ground Effect.
9. By using momentum theory show that υ = √ (T/2ρ ΠR2)

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10. Derive the expression for induced & climb torque. How tip speed influences the performance of rotor?
11. Describe about blade twist & taper on performance of rotor.
12. What is rotor blade stall? In what way it differs from the stall of a fixed wing aircraft?
13. Explain about power losses due to blade stall and means of delaying rotor blade stall.
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14. Explain the procedure for solving the equations of motion of helicopter involving Drag to Lift ratio and Power
to Lift ratio terms for estimating all non-dimensional coefficients
15. Explain about the effects of operating conditions on profile drag.
16. Explain about the effects of aerofoil characteristics on performance of rotor.
17. Explain about Dead Man’s Curve and its significance for a helicopter.
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18. Explain about References axes used for helicopter motion.

19. Derive the equations for estimating the performance of rotor in vertical descent.
20. Explain different types of possible takeoff techniques of category A helicopter with necessary graphs.
Compare category A and category B helicopters.
21. Explain different working states of rotor with neat drawings.
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22. Explain the concept of finding the rotor drag coefficient in vertical descent
23. Explain how helicopter is Dynamically Stable in forward flight.
24. Explain the concept of Dynamic Stability of helicopter in hovering considering the factors with and without
damping.
25. Explain how the helicopter stability changes with variation in speed and angle of attack.
26. Explain the concept of Rotor Control with respect to stability.
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27. Explain about Damping in Pitch or Roll.

28. Explain the concept of Longitudinal Static Stability of the helicopter in forward flight.
29. Explain about the Static Stability of helicopter in hovering.
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