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A mathematical model and numerical scheme of the method being used are described. The results of calculating the helicopter main rotor aerodynamic performance in hover mode above a helideck are compared to the known wind tunnel test data.
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Original Russian Text © A.A. Aparinov, B.S. Kritskii, A.V. Setukha, 2017, published in Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika, 2017, No. 4, pp. 21–27.
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Aparinov, A.A., Kritskii, B.S. & Setukha, A.V. Numerical Modeling of Helicopter Main Rotor Behavior near a Small-Scale Helideck by the Vortex Method. Russ. Aeronaut. 60, 500–507 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068799817040043
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