Preface Acknowledgements List of main symbols List of figures List of tables 1. Introduction: a history of helicopter flight 2. Fundamentals of rotor aerodynamics 3. Blade element analysis 4. Rotating blade motion 5. Basic helicopter performance 6. Conceptual design of helicopters 7. Rotor airfoil aerodynamics 8. Unsteady aerodynamics 9. Dynamic stall 10. Rotor wakes and tip vortices Appendix Index.