Defence education
High-Altitude & Heavy-Lift Logistics
Lower air density changes lift and propulsion performance; a suspended load can swing.
What to keep in mind
Cannot predict an actual aircraft's payload or safe operating envelope.
A useful distinction
Atmosphere and system limits affect available capability.
Key terms
- air density
- The mass of air within a given volume.
- hover power
- Power associated with sustaining a rotorcraft in hover under stated assumptions.
- pendulum
- A suspended load whose motion can swing about its support.
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