Lift and Drag Characteristics and Gliding Performance of an Autogiro as Determined in Flight (1933)
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UTOGIRO peller-drag coefficient calculated from the curves given the state of operation of an autogiro rotor, is defined in reference 3. by the equation RESULTS _ Vcos a The lift and drag characteristics of the autogiro are presented in Figures 3 and 4 and in Tables I and II. where V—true air… … Angle of attack in degrees, m Figure 3.—Characteristic curves for PCA-2 autogiro area, the wing being considered as extending through The effect of the calculated propeller drag upon the the fuselage. The use of the swept-disk area is arbi- drag coefficient and the L/D curve against angle of trary,…
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