File:VTOL DiscLoad-LiftEfficiency.svg

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English: Diagram of correlation between disc loading and hover lift efficiency, for various VTOL aircrafts such as helicopters, tiltrotors, tiltwings, liftfan (F-35B) and liftjets (Harrier)
Date
Source

NASA SP-2000-4517, "The History of the XV-15 Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft: From Concept to Flight" (Bibliographic data) https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20000027499

(PDF) http://history.nasa.gov/monograph17.pdf
Author

Maisel, Martin D., Demo J. Giulianetti and Daniel C. Dugan

(Vectored by Przemyslaw D. Gacia)

Notes

Page 29 in original NASA document. Original description of Figure: "Hover vertical lift efficiency as a function of disc loading". On both axis IS units had been added.

Similar concept diagram, with power

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    • Aeronau de rotors basculants
  • Usage on fa.wikipedia.org
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    • Velivolo ad ali basculanti
  • Usage on ja.wikipedia.org
    • 垂直離着陸機
    • ティルトウイング
    • ディスク・ローディング
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    • Nagibno krilo
    • Nagibni rotor

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