Main Rotor Wake Interference Effects on Tail Rotor Thrust in Crosswind

Table 1

Rotor characteristics.

Characteristic	MR	TR
Rotation direction	CR	Bottom blade forward
Radius	1.5 m	0.29 m
Blades per rotors	4	2
Root cutout	0.15 m	0.12 m
Rotational speed	1400 rpm	7230 rpm
Chord	0.09 m	0.055 m
Blade precone	3°	0°