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Old 7th Feb 2014, 07:42
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Simple formula

Try this

n = 0.2 ρ b ℓ R UČ / Mg

where
· ρ is the air density in kg/m3 (1.225 in ISA SL conditions)
· b is the number of blades of the main rotor
· is the average chord in meters
· R is the main rotor radius in meters
· U is the main rotor tip speed (Ω.R, where Ω is the rotor RPM) in m/s
· Mg is the helicopter weight in Newtons

This should be valid in the 80-100kt range where you can reach the maximum load factor. It decreases at highre speeds.
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