To analyze the effects of lifting and propulsion devices for flight performance improvement of a compound helicopter
a model of performance prediction was developed. Based on the UH-60A helicopter equipped with a wing and a propeller
the influence mechanism of parameters of the wing and propeller
lift and propulsive force shares on the performance was analyzed. At low speeds
due to the low efficiency of the wing and propeller
equipping the wing and propeller decreased the lift-to-drag ratio of the helicopter. The higher rotor speed or blade twist of the propeller led to larger profile power of the propeller
and further reduced the lift-to-drag significantly. At high speeds
the efficiency of the wing and propeller was higher; the performance was significantly improved when the wing and propeller offloaded most of the lift and propulsive force with the decrease of the main rotor speed; the lift-to-drag ratio increased first and then decreased as increasing the lift and propulsive force shares. At a speed of 300 km/h