Application of Climate Impact Metrics to Civil Tiltrotor Design [PDF]
, 2013 Multiple metrics are applied to the design of a large civil tiltrotor, integrating minimum cost and minimum environmental impact. The design mission is passenger transport with similar range and capacity to a regional jet.
Johnson, Wayne, Russell, Carl R.
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V/STOL aircraft configurations and opportunities in the Pacific Basin [PDF]
Advanced aircraft configurations offer new transportation options for the Pacific Basin. Described is a range of vehicles from low-disk to high-disk loading aircraft, including high-speed rotorcraft, subsonic vertical and short takeoff and landing (V ...
Albers, James A., Zuk, John
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The gate studies: Assessing the potential of future small general aviation turbine engines [PDF]
Four studies were completed that explore the opportunities for future General Aviation turbine engines (GATE) in the 150-1000 SHP class. These studies forecasted the potential impact of advanced technology turbine engines in the post-1988 market ...
Strack, W. C.
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Concept Vehicles for VTOL Air Taxi Operations [PDF]
Concept vehicles are presented for air taxi operations, also known as urban air mobility or on-demand mobility applications. Considering the design-space dimensions of payload (passengers and pilot), range, aircraft type, and propulsion system, three ...
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Rotorcraft convertible engines for the 1980s [PDF]
Two rotorcraft studies were executed. The goal was to identify attractive techniques for implementing convertible powerplants for the ABC, Folded Tilt Rotor, and X-wing type high speed, high-L/D rotorcraft; to determine the DOC and fuel savings benefits ...
Eisenberg, J. D.
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Energy Harvesting Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring of Airplane Components-A Review. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2020 Zelenika S +21 more
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Civil applications of high-speed rotorcraft and powered-lift aircraft configurations [PDF]
Advanced subsonic vertical and short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft configurations offer new transportation options for civil applications.
Albers, James A., Zuk, John
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A real-time, portable, microcomputer-based jet engine simulator [PDF]
Modern piloted flight simulators require detailed models of many aircraft components, such as the airframe, propulsion system, flight deck controls and instrumentation, as well as motion drive and visual display systems.
Blech, R. A. +2 more
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Modeling and Gain-Scheduled Control Design for a Turboshaft Engine in Helicopter Applications
Havacılık ve Uzay Teknolojileri DergisiThis paper presents the modeling and control design for a turboshaft engine. Nonlinear dynamic models of the engine were linearized at various operating pointsand controllers were designed for each linearized model to ensure ...
Masoud Norouzi, Ismail Bayezit
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Observations from Exploration of VTOL Urban Air Mobility Designs [PDF]
NASA is exploring rotorcraft designs for VTOL air taxi operations, also known as urban air mobility (UAM) or on-demand mobility (ODM) applications. Several concept vehicles have been developed, intended to focus and guide NASA research activities in ...
Johnson, Wayne, Silva, Christopher
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