The helicopter shown can produce a maximum downward air speed of 24 m/s in a 9-m-diameter slipstream.

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The helicopter shown can produce a maximum downward air speed of 24 m/s in a 9-m-diameter slipstream. Knowing that the weight of the helicopter and crew is 15 kN and assuming ρ = 1.21 kg/m3 for air, determine the maximum load that the helicopter can lift while hovering in midair.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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