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Aerodynamic Design of Pusher Propeller for a Promising Rotorcraft

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A method based on the complex application of the actuator disk and finite-blade vortex theories is presented for aerodynamic design of the pusher propeller of a promising rotorcraft for vertical takeoff and landing. The software package was created that allows us to select the propeller parameters, create its 3D model and calculate aerodynamic characteristics in semi-automatic mode.

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    V. I. Shaidakov, Yu. M. Ignatkin, A. I. Shomov & P. V. Makeev

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Shaidakov, V.I., Ignatkin, Y.M., Shomov, A.I. et al. Aerodynamic Design of Pusher Propeller for a Promising Rotorcraft. Russ. Aeronaut. 63, 283–289 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068799820020130

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