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- Definição1
- The ratio of the all-up weight of a helicopter to the maximum horsepower. It is denoted by pounds per horsepower (lb/hp). It is also the ratio of the gross weight of a helicopter to the total area of its rotor disc.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Definição2
- A ratio of the gross weight of the helicopter to the rotor disc area.
- Fonte2
- SCHAFER, Joe. Helicopter maintenance. Englewood: Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc., c2007. viii, 343 p.
- Definição3
- The total helicopter weight divided by the rotor disc area.
- Fonte3
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Rotorcraft flying handbook (FAA-H-8083-21). Washington, DC: FAA, 2000. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/faa-h-8083 -21.pdf. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2012.
- Fonte4
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual of aircraft accident and incident investigation. Part III: investigation. 1st ed. Montreal, 2011. (Doc. 9756)
- Contexto
- A disc loading of 10 pounds per square foot at sea level would result in a one-quarter hover-induced velocity of approximately 685 feet per minute.
- Subárea
- Rotorcraft
- Spanish
- carga del disco