1. Propeller State - Typical Conditions 1. Power added 2. Vertical speed Vv is up 3. Blade pitch 16 and up 2. Hovering State 1. Power added 2. Vertical speed Vv = 0 3 .Blade pitch is 8-16 4. Tip vortex forms 3. Vortex Ring State 1. Power added 2. Vertical speed down (descent) 3. Blade pitch is 4-10 4. “Smoke Ring” stable vortex 4. Autorotation 1. No power added, P=0 2. Vertical descent, Vv<0 3. Blade pitch is 4-10 4. Double-reverse tip vortex 5. Windmilling State 1. Power extracted 2. Vertical descent, Vv<0 3. Blade Pitch negative 4. No tip vortex |