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What helicopter has the most rotor blades?



Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)Why don't helicopters prefer shorter rotors with more blades?Why don't helicopter blades look like other propellers?How does a coaxial rotor helicopter achieve yaw?Why don't helicopters prefer shorter rotors with more blades?How is this rotor setup flying?Is it possible to fly a tandem-rotor helicopter after a single rotor failure?Is it possible to design a helicopter with fixed rotor blades only (no blade angle/flap/pitch)?Why are RC rotor blades different from helicopter blades?Why do helicopters typically have blades at the top?What are the limitations to adding wings with engines to a helicopter?Why divide the blades of a 9 blade propeller into 3 groups?










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I have seen 2 rotor blades up to many and wonder when does having more rotor blades become less efficient? What helicopter has the most rotor blades?



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    If the blades are longer it has to spin slower to keep the tips from going supersonic. They are also heavier and harder to control
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    Unlikely. Chipped/mildly damaged blades can still fly, but once they fail structurally the entire rotor is unbalanced an no amount of extra blades is going to make it stabilize. It will shake itself apart as soon as it becomes unbalanced enough.
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I have seen 2 rotor blades up to many and wonder when does having more rotor blades become less efficient? What helicopter has the most rotor blades?



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    If the blades are longer it has to spin slower to keep the tips from going supersonic. They are also heavier and harder to control
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    – Ron Beyer
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    @RonBeyer do you think redundancy of having more blades could allow the helicopter to fly with damaged blades?
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    Unlikely. Chipped/mildly damaged blades can still fly, but once they fail structurally the entire rotor is unbalanced an no amount of extra blades is going to make it stabilize. It will shake itself apart as soon as it becomes unbalanced enough.
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    – Ron Beyer
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I have seen 2 rotor blades up to many and wonder when does having more rotor blades become less efficient? What helicopter has the most rotor blades?



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    $begingroup$
    If the blades are longer it has to spin slower to keep the tips from going supersonic. They are also heavier and harder to control
    $endgroup$
    – Ron Beyer
    2 hours ago






  • 1




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    @RonBeyer do you think redundancy of having more blades could allow the helicopter to fly with damaged blades?
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    – Muze
    2 hours ago







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    Unlikely. Chipped/mildly damaged blades can still fly, but once they fail structurally the entire rotor is unbalanced an no amount of extra blades is going to make it stabilize. It will shake itself apart as soon as it becomes unbalanced enough.
    $endgroup$
    – Ron Beyer
    2 hours ago












  • 3




    $begingroup$
    If the blades are longer it has to spin slower to keep the tips from going supersonic. They are also heavier and harder to control
    $endgroup$
    – Ron Beyer
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @RonBeyer do you think redundancy of having more blades could allow the helicopter to fly with damaged blades?
    $endgroup$
    – Muze
    2 hours ago







  • 3




    $begingroup$
    Unlikely. Chipped/mildly damaged blades can still fly, but once they fail structurally the entire rotor is unbalanced an no amount of extra blades is going to make it stabilize. It will shake itself apart as soon as it becomes unbalanced enough.
    $endgroup$
    – Ron Beyer
    2 hours ago







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If the blades are longer it has to spin slower to keep the tips from going supersonic. They are also heavier and harder to control
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– Ron Beyer
2 hours ago




$begingroup$
If the blades are longer it has to spin slower to keep the tips from going supersonic. They are also heavier and harder to control
$endgroup$
– Ron Beyer
2 hours ago




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@RonBeyer do you think redundancy of having more blades could allow the helicopter to fly with damaged blades?
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Unlikely. Chipped/mildly damaged blades can still fly, but once they fail structurally the entire rotor is unbalanced an no amount of extra blades is going to make it stabilize. It will shake itself apart as soon as it becomes unbalanced enough.
$endgroup$
– Ron Beyer
2 hours ago




$begingroup$
Unlikely. Chipped/mildly damaged blades can still fly, but once they fail structurally the entire rotor is unbalanced an no amount of extra blades is going to make it stabilize. It will shake itself apart as soon as it becomes unbalanced enough.
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The most I've seen are 8 Mi-26. But the highest theoretical lifting efficiency is achieved with the fewest blades and experiments have been done with single blade rotors (with a counterweight - there were vibration problems that couldn't be resolved).



So in practical terms, the most lift for the least power is achieved with a 2 blade rotor, but the need to absorb more power with a limited desirable disc diameter forces you to add more blades (or you may want a smaller rotor with lots of blades for maneuverability or other reasons, but it's sub-optimal from a horsepower efficiency standpoint).



Put another way, a helicopter like the Mi-26 could probably achieve a fair bit more lifting power for its installed horsepower with a 2 blade rotor, but each blade would seemingly extend off into the next township.






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    The most I've seen are 8 Mi-26. But the highest theoretical lifting efficiency is achieved with the fewest blades and experiments have been done with single blade rotors (with a counterweight - there were vibration problems that couldn't be resolved).



    So in practical terms, the most lift for the least power is achieved with a 2 blade rotor, but the need to absorb more power with a limited desirable disc diameter forces you to add more blades (or you may want a smaller rotor with lots of blades for maneuverability or other reasons, but it's sub-optimal from a horsepower efficiency standpoint).



    Put another way, a helicopter like the Mi-26 could probably achieve a fair bit more lifting power for its installed horsepower with a 2 blade rotor, but each blade would seemingly extend off into the next township.






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      The most I've seen are 8 Mi-26. But the highest theoretical lifting efficiency is achieved with the fewest blades and experiments have been done with single blade rotors (with a counterweight - there were vibration problems that couldn't be resolved).



      So in practical terms, the most lift for the least power is achieved with a 2 blade rotor, but the need to absorb more power with a limited desirable disc diameter forces you to add more blades (or you may want a smaller rotor with lots of blades for maneuverability or other reasons, but it's sub-optimal from a horsepower efficiency standpoint).



      Put another way, a helicopter like the Mi-26 could probably achieve a fair bit more lifting power for its installed horsepower with a 2 blade rotor, but each blade would seemingly extend off into the next township.






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        The most I've seen are 8 Mi-26. But the highest theoretical lifting efficiency is achieved with the fewest blades and experiments have been done with single blade rotors (with a counterweight - there were vibration problems that couldn't be resolved).



        So in practical terms, the most lift for the least power is achieved with a 2 blade rotor, but the need to absorb more power with a limited desirable disc diameter forces you to add more blades (or you may want a smaller rotor with lots of blades for maneuverability or other reasons, but it's sub-optimal from a horsepower efficiency standpoint).



        Put another way, a helicopter like the Mi-26 could probably achieve a fair bit more lifting power for its installed horsepower with a 2 blade rotor, but each blade would seemingly extend off into the next township.






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        The most I've seen are 8 Mi-26. But the highest theoretical lifting efficiency is achieved with the fewest blades and experiments have been done with single blade rotors (with a counterweight - there were vibration problems that couldn't be resolved).



        So in practical terms, the most lift for the least power is achieved with a 2 blade rotor, but the need to absorb more power with a limited desirable disc diameter forces you to add more blades (or you may want a smaller rotor with lots of blades for maneuverability or other reasons, but it's sub-optimal from a horsepower efficiency standpoint).



        Put another way, a helicopter like the Mi-26 could probably achieve a fair bit more lifting power for its installed horsepower with a 2 blade rotor, but each blade would seemingly extend off into the next township.







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