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For MI-8 why we maintain 95%. Why RPM 192 is not considered as 100%. Is there any relation related to sound speed ??? Or its just a company policy??What will happen if the rotor speed crosses sound speed an In which circumstances it may happen??

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For MI-8 why we maintain 95%.

 

Because the flight manual says so.

 

Why RPM 192 is not considered as 100%.

 

Only the engineers know for sure.

 

Is there any relation related to sound speed ???

 

No.

 

Or its just a company policy??

 

It's how the engineers and designers created it.

 

What will happen if the rotor speed crosses sound speed an In which circumstances it may happen??

 

The Mi-8 is not capable of flying fast enough for the blade tips to break the sound barrier.

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Before you reach any speed where the tips will break the sound barrier, you'll have encountered retreating blade stall.

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Generally the majority of heli rotor noise is the TR blade tips breaking the sound barrier.

A good example is the MD500 TR mod that replaces the twin bladed TR with a 4 blader that runs slower - so a lot quieter.

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The tail rotor blade tips don't break the sound barrier on any helicopter, not even close.

 

But the tail rotor noise is a quite a bit higher frequency that is more annoying to humans. So the tail rotor seems loudest close up. But the main rotor is still the main noise producer.

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