...Firat Sal Purpose This study aims to propose a combined stochastic design strategy for rotorcraft owing swept tapered anhedral (STA) rotorcraft main rotor blade (RMRB) tip geometry and autonomous rotorcraft flight control system (RFCS) for minimizing control effort. Design/methodology/approach...

... the possibilities of new design tool for main rotor aerostructural optimization. It is a next chapter of the research that is aimed at finding new solutions for rotorcraft constructions. Design/methodology/approach This work presents a method of preliminary structure optimization of the main rotor blade using...

... and 32% higher thrust, in case of main and tail rotor, respectively. Practical implications The developed and implemented methodology of parametric design and optimisation of helicopter-rotor blades may be used in future studies on performance improvement of rotorcraft rotors. Some of presented...

...Mauro Minervino; Pier Luigi Vitagliano; Domenico Quagliarella Purpose The paper aims to reduce the aerodynamic drag of a rotorcraft stabilizer in forward flight by taking into account downwash effects from the main rotor wake (power-on conditions). Design/methodology/approach A shape design...

... in particular those dealing with aeromechanics and flight mechanics: PHILP; (Rotorcraft Handling,Interactions, and Load Predictions), a project aimed at flight controls and mechanics. TILTAERO; the main fields to be investigated within this project are the aerodynamic interactions between rotor and wing...