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Flap-Lag Stability Analysis of RACER in High-Speed Flight conditions

Yan Skladanek, Remi Coisnon, David Ferullo, Airbus Helicopters

https://doi.org/10.4050/F-0081-2025-0226

Abstract:
By its seventh flight after the first take-off, the RACER (Rapid And Cost-Effective Rotorcraft) demonstrator smoothly reached the targeted 220kts speed in stabilized forward flight, validating the high-speed compound architecture developed by Airbus Helicopters in the frame of Clean Sky 2 programme. During the flight envelope exploration, the dynamic behavior of the main rotor was carefully assessed, by monitoring the vibratory loads and validating its aeroelastic stability. Particular care was taken to validate the predicted stability domain of the Dual Rotor phenomenon, a particular case of flap-lag coupling associated with high-speed flight conditions. This paper presents the most significant results shaping the success of RACER flight test campaign. After having introduced the theoretical background and the associated analytical equations, the simulation framework based on the comprehensive analysis tool STORM is presented to discuss the numerical resolution of the stability problem. Then, the rotor dynamics loads and airframe vibratory behavior of RACER are closely examined to demonstrate the absence of any sign of instability, in the various flight conditions offered by its rotor and wing configuration. At last the flight test results are compared to the computed stability domain to assess the margins and estimate the high-speed potential of the rotorcraft.


Flap-Lag Stability Analysis of RACER in High-Speed Flight conditions

  • Presented at Forum 81 - Best Paper for this session
  • 11 pages
  • SKU # : F-0081-2025-0226
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Flap-Lag Stability Analysis of RACER in High-Speed Flight conditions

Authors / Details:
Yan Skladanek, Remi Coisnon, David Ferullo, Airbus Helicopters