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5.0 out of 5 stars A rewarding book, December 31, 2009
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After I tried to study foundations of helicopter flight on my own with some other books I took to this one and got fascinated about helicopter theory.

The chapters are:
Introduction
Rotorcraft configuration
The rotor in hover
The rotor in axial flight - climb and decent
The rotor in forward flight
Dynamics of the rotor
Autorotative performance
Blade dynamics
Helicopter trim
Vibration and it's transmission
Tail rotors
Ground resonance
Rotor speed governing
Methods of calculating helicopter power, fuel consumption andmission performance
Epilogue - windmill

The book is a very rewarding pleasure to read!
The topics are motivating, text and derivations are clear and well balanced. You can study the book without ever getting stuck when you have a good background in aeronautical engineering.

I would wish the Author writes another book about helicopter flight dynamics and control as well.


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