Helicopter Design Textbooks and Guides

[Dynoman]

Here are a couple helicopter design guides (some a little dated, but still good information): Paper on Aspects on Conceptual and Preliminary Helicopter Design - A. Krenik and P. Weiand; An Analysis of Three Approaches to the Helicopter Preliminary Design Problem - Allen C. Hansen

 

[Dynoman]

A couple more: Thesis - Guide for Conceptual Helicopter Design - Stephen Glenn Kee; Appendix Performance and Mission Calculation - Wiley Library

 

[Dynoman]

Westland and the Attack Helicopter (Design History) - R.V. Smith and J.P. Graham

 

[1635yankee]

Of course, there are Wayne Johnson's Helicopter Theory and Stepniewski & Keys Helicopter Aerodynamics.

One could also look at the Vertical Flight Society's (formerly American Helicopter Society) book list: https://vtol.org/store/department/books-7.cfm?killnav=1

 

[Dynoman]

1635yankee, you are correct, there are a lot of great textbooks available for purchase. Stepniewski (Rotary Wing Aerodynamics), Wayne Johnson (Helicopter Theory), Bramwells's Helicopter Dynamics are available online as e-books. These uploaded above are some free ones and there are other titles I have that are too large to up load.

 

[Dynoman]

Helicopter Engineering Design Handbook link:

Engineering Design Handbook - Helicopter Engineering, Part One - Preliminary Design: [PDF] [79rouuun7c20]

Engineering Design Handbook - Helicopter Engineering, Part One - Preliminary Design: [PDF] [79rouuun7c20]. This 1974 volume, the first section of a three-part series, is intended to set forth explicit design standards for Army ...

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[Dynoman]

Optimal Framework for Early Conceptual Design of Helicopters

 

[Dynoman]

Although not a helicopter, but still a rotorcraft. Here is a history of the Autogyro and the physics behind it.

 

[Halcyon66]

Study's on the AH-64 tail rotor and main rotor.

Regards,