Calculated performance, stability and maneuverability of high-speed tilting-prop-rotor aircraft [PDF]
The feasibility of operating tilting-prop-rotor aircraft at high speeds is examined by calculating the performance, stability, and maneuverability of representative configurations. The rotor performance is examined in high-speed cruise and in hover.
Bowles, Jeffrey V. +2 more
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Recent progress in VSTOL technology [PDF]
Progress in vertical and short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft technology, in particular, during the 1970 to 1980 period at Ames Research Center is discussed.
Deckert, W. R., Roberts, L.
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The Collaborative Development of New CFD Methods Adapted for Tilt Rotor Aircraft in the HiPerTilt Project [PDF]
, 2017 No abstract ...
Bevan R. V. +8 more
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Numerical Simulation of Rotor–Wing Transient Interaction for a Tiltrotor in the Transition Mode
Mathematics, 2019 Tiltrotor aerodynamic interaction, especially in the transition mode, is a necessary consideration for tiltrotor aerodynamics, and structural design and optimization. Previous studies have paid much attention to the helicopter mode.
Zhenlong Wu, Can Li, Yihua Cao
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Application of a cost/performance measurement system on a research aircraft project [PDF]
The fundamentals of the cost/performance management system used in the procurement of two tilt rotor aircraft for a joint NASA/Army research project are discussed. The contractor's reporting system and the GPO's analyses are examined.
Diehl, J. J.
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Conceptual design study of a 1985 commercial STOL tilt rotor transport [PDF]
Results of conceptual engineering design studies of a STOL tilt rotor commercial aircraft for the 1985 time frame are presented. The details of aircraft size, performance, flying qualities, noise, and cost are included.
Alexander, H. R. +2 more
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Towards High-order Methods for Rotorcraft Applications [PDF]
, 2017 This work presents CFD results obtained with an efficient, high-order, finite-volume scheme. The formulation is based on the variable extrapolation MUSCL-scheme, and high-order spatial accuracy is achieved using correction terms obtained through ...
Barakos, George N. +1 more
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Study on aerodynamic characteristics of tilting wing unmanned aerial vehicle in transition state
Hangkong gongcheng jinzhanIn response to the problem of the continuous tilting transition process of the configuration of unmanned aerial vehicle with complex and unsteady aerodynamic characteristics, the real blade is replaced with a virtual propeller disk model, the rotor flow ...
MA Kai +4 more
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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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Powered-lift aircraft technology [PDF]
Powered lift aircraft have the ability to vary the magnitude and direction of the force produced by the propulsion system so as to control the overall lift and streamwise force components of the aircraft, with the objective of enabling the aircraft to ...
Deckert, W. H., Franklin, J. A.
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