Intermeshing-rotor helicopter
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An intermeshing-rotor helicopter (or synchropter) is a helicopter with a set of two main rotors turning in opposite directions, with each rotor mast mounted with a slight angle to the other, in a transversely symmetrical manner, so that the blades intermesh without colliding. The arrangement allows the helicopter to function without a tail rotor, which saves power. However, neither rotor lifts directly vertically, which reduces efficiency per each rotor.
collective pitch
on one of the blade sets.
Most intermeshing designs have two blades per mast, although exceptions such as the Kellett XR-10 with three blades per mast do exist.
The arrangement was developed in
USMC as an optionally-unmanned cargo transporter. Unmanned aerial vehicles with intermeshing rotors have also been flown.[2]
Examples
- Flettner Fl 265 (1939)
- Flettner Fl 282 (1941)
- Kellett XR-8 (1944)
- Kaman K-225 (1947)
- Kellett XR-10 (1947)
- Praga E-1 (1947)
- SNCAC NC.2001 Abeille (1949)
- Kaman HH-43 Huskie (1953)
- Kaman K-700 (1969) (abandoned)
- Clybouw CW-105F (1973)
- DeGraw RDX1091 Hummingbird (1984)
- Kaman K-MAX (1991)
See also
- Coaxial-rotor helicopter
- Tandem-rotor helicopter
- Transverse-rotor helicopter
References
- ISBN 0-415-19399-0.
- ^ Mortimer, Gary (13 October 2017). "Swissdrones testing heavy lift helicopter". sUASNews.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
External links
- Media related to Intermeshing-rotor helicopters at Wikimedia Commons