Minimum Rotor RPM
The application is a human powered helicopter. Yes, human powered.
I cannot generate the 470HP as supplied for the 1500 Ft/Sec ascent a factory Bell 206B is equipped with, but pehaps I can get my craft to hop. Any thoughts on a minimum Rotation RPM at zero pitch, the applying a 7 to 10 degree collective pitch using a Bell 206 Rotor? Vehicle gross weight is just over 500lbs. I am not looking for an engineered response, (unless you have one), merely an experiential case in point when a Bell 206B copter had hopped due to a __________. Any thoughts from you, the professionals, and your experiences would be a great value to me.