1. Profile used: NACA0012, NACA23012, New advanced aerofoils 2. Thickness ratio: 9% - 18% 3.

Disc loading: 8 to 48 kg/m^2 depending on the type of helicopters. Majority are loaded between 10-20 kg/m^2 4. No. of blades: 2 to 6 5. Plan form: Usually rectangular, sometimes trapezoidal blades are used with taper ratio between 0.5 and 0.7 6. Twist: From root to tip usually between -5 to 12 degrees, -8 to 10 degree mostly used. 7. Collective pitch at 0.75 R: 6 to 12 degree in powered flight, 0 to 3 degree in autorotation 8. Tip speeds: Between 150 to 220 m/sec 9. Mach number at blade tip: 0.92 0.97 achieved presently 10. Main operating lift coefficient: 0.4 to 0.6 11. Power loading: 2 to 7 kg/hp The order of magnitude of the rotor losses not considered by simple momentum theory, expressed as a percentage of the total power required is as follows: Profile drag losses: 30% Non uniform inflow: 6% Slipstream rotation: 0.2% Tip losses: 3%

Divide the blade into number of equal parts Assume a contraction ratio factor k to start with (initial value can be taken as k = 1 =0.707)