The helicopter shown can produce a maximum downward air speed of 80 ft/s in a 30-ft-diameter slipstream.

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The helicopter shown can produce a maximum downward air speed of 80 ft/s in a 30-ft-diameter slipstream. Knowing that the weight of the helicopter and its crew is 3500 lb and assuming γ = 0.076 lb/ft3 for air, determine the maximum load that the helicopter can lift while hovering in midair.

The helicopter shown can produce a maximum downward air speed
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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