The main goal of this lecture course is to teach the students about the following:

• the main information about helicopter and its design;
• the fundamental approaches in the field of helicopter units design (with emphasis on the transmission system of helicopter)
• the history and features of Russian helicopter design
• the influence of the helicopter design on the helicopter transmission system design and vice versa.

1. Introduction / History of Rotorcraft
2. Essentials of helicopter aerodynamics and flight dynamics
3. Main helicopter units and subsystems
4. Classification and analysis of helicopter configurations
5. Helicopter Design process
6. Requirements for the designed helicopter
7. Helicopter transmission system design
8. Maintenance repair and overhaul 

If you have questions during preparing for the exam, or general questions concerning the content of the lecture, you can contact Prof. Zhuravlev by the following e-mail address:

zhuravlev_vladimir_nik@yahoo.com

If you have questions concerning the organization, then contact Hanns Amri.

Walter Bittner. Flugmechanik der Hubschrauber. Springer- Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 3 edition, 2009.

 Wayne Johnson. Rotorcraft Aeromechanics. Cambridge University Press, May 2013. ISBN 978-1-107-02807-4 Hardback.