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WHY???

6,104 thomasjaf  9.8 years ago
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There is something that I really don't understand.

Why the rpm of the propeller depends on where the VTOL nozzles are attached?

Keeping the same radius you observe radical different rpm if you attach the nozzles to the little fixed wings or directly to the fan blades... Please tell me why...

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 24.6ft (7.5m)
  • Length 32.8ft (10.0m)
  • Height 18.7ft (5.7m)
  • Empty Weight 19,510lbs (8,850kg)
  • Loaded Weight 23,579lbs (10,695kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.431
  • Wing Loading 539.2lbs/ft2 (2,632.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 43.7ft2 (4.1m2)
  • Drag Points 15360

Parts

  • Number of Parts 125
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 409
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    14.0k ElijtheGeat
    Oh, then I can't help you, sorry@thomasjaf
    9.7 years ago
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    6,104 thomasjaf
    @ElijtheGeat Nice try but in the case I've tried to explain both runners go around the lake (same radius but one linked to the shaft and one to the blade). When you attach the nozzle to the shaft the rotor goes very slow but when you attach it to the blade the rotor spins like hell! And keep in mind that it's the same radius, it just should be the same...
    9.8 years ago
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    14.0k ElijtheGeat
    Nice illustration
    9.8 years ago
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    14.0k ElijtheGeat
    Generally the same speed*
    9.8 years ago
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    14.0k ElijtheGeat
    (Simple English[if I understand your question correctly]) I can't download this so im just guessing that the props spin faster as the nozzles move closer to the center(plz correct me if I am wrong). The load of the prop should be so small that the nozzels are travelling at the same speed, no matter how far away from the center they are, so the ones closer to the center don't have to travel as far as the nozzels further out, so they make it around the center much faster. Analogy: there are two guys running, one is running around a pond and one is running around a lake, both running at the same speed, who will make it all the way around first?
    9.8 years ago
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    6,104 thomasjaf
    @Nassassin Everything is attached together so it shouldn't make any difference... more than that, inertia does not set max speed but just acceleration!
    9.8 years ago
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    6,551 Nassassin
    It's due to the moment. The propellers have a lot of mass concentrated at the center so it requires less force to rotate.
    9.8 years ago