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    Ducted fans can achieve higher power and disk loadings than traditional helicopters due to improved aerodynamic efficiency from ducts around the rotors. Well-designed ducts with an optimal height-to-diameter ratio guide airflow and allow ducted fans to surpass the theoretical performance limits of helicopters. Empirical evidence from successful aircraft like the Harrier, V-22 Osprey, and X-22A demonstrate that ducted fans enable greater power and payload capacities compared to helicopters or open rotors alone.

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    Ducted fans can achieve higher power and disk loadings than traditional helicopters due to improved aerodynamic efficiency from ducts around the rotors. Well-designed ducts with an optimal height-to-diameter ratio guide airflow and allow ducted fans to surpass the theoretical performance limits of helicopters. Empirical evidence from successful aircraft like the Harrier, V-22 Osprey, and X-22A demonstrate that ducted fans enable greater power and payload capacities compared to helicopters or open rotors alone.

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    Disk Loading vs. Power Loading:: Ducted Fans Are Better

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    Loveneesh Rana
    Ducted fans can achieve higher power and disk loadings than traditional helicopters due to improved aerodynamic efficiency from ducts around the rotors. Well-designed ducts with an optimal height-to-diameter ratio guide airflow and allow ducted fans to surpass the theoretical performance limits of helicopters. Empirical evidence from successful aircraft like the Harrier, V-22 Osprey, and X-22A demonstrate that ducted fans enable greater power and payload capacities compared to helicopters or open rotors alone.

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    Disk Loading vs. Power Loading : Ducted Fans are Better CH-47 Theoretical Limit

    8 Power Loading, lbs/hp .

    Helicopters 6

    Empirical Successes

    Doak
    4 Tilt-Rotors, Tilt-Wings, Vert. Props 2

    X-22A

    WellDesigned Ducts of Optimum h/D

    Chrysler VZ-6, Lossy Duct


    0 1
    D-STAR Engineering Corporation

    X-Hawk
    JSF Fan 1000 Harrier 10000
    2007.08

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    100 Disk Loading, lbs/sq.ft.


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