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Development of a Radio-Controlled Ornicopter: a Single Rotor Helicopter Without Reaction Torque
Technical Paper
2005-01-3166
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
The Ornicopter is a single rotor helicopter without a reaction torque. By forcing the blades of the Ornicopter to flap up and down, both a lifting force and an average propulsive force can be generated. Because of this average propulsive force the blades will propel (i.e. rotate) themselves and there will no longer be a need to transfer torque from the fuselage to the rotor. If there is no longer a torque transferred from the fuselage to the rotor there will neither be a reaction torque.
This paper will present the development and design of a radio-controlled scale model of the Ornicopter that will function as a demonstrator model.
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Authors
- Monique Heiligers - Faculty of Aerospace engineering,Delft University of Technology
- Rolf Kuiper - Faculty of Aerospace engineering,Delft University of Technology
- Theo van Holten - Faculty of Aerospace engineering,Delft University of Technology
- Stijn van den Bulcke - Faculty of Aerospace engineering,Delft University of Technology
Citation
Heiligers, M., Kuiper, R., van Holten, T., and van den Bulcke, S., "Development of a Radio-Controlled Ornicopter: a Single Rotor Helicopter Without Reaction Torque ," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-3166, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-3166.Also In
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