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Benefits of VTOL aircraft in offshore petroleum logistics support [PDF]

The mission suitability and potential economic benefits of advanced VTOL aircraft were investigated for logistics support of petroleum operations in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Shovlin, M. D., Wilcox, D. E.
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Electrical Cable Design for Urban Air Mobility Aircraft [PDF]

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) describes a new type of aviation focused on efficient flight within urban areas for moving people and goods. There are many different configurations of UAM vehicles, but they generally use an electric motor driving a propeller or
Aretskin-Hariton, Eliot D., Chapman, Jeffryes W., Hendricks, Eric S., Schnulo, Sydney   +3 more
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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., Magee, J. P., Widdison, C. A.   +2 more
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Study of aircraft in intraurban transportation systems, volume 1 [PDF]

An analysis of an effective short range, high density computer transportation system for intraurban systems is presented. The seven county Detroit, Michigan, metropolitan area, was chosen as the scenario for the analysis.
Kesling, P. H., Matteson, H. C., Sherwood, D. E., Stout, E. G., Tuck, W. R., Jr., Vaughn, L. A.   +5 more
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Exhaust jet wake and thrust characteristics of several nozzles designed for VTOL DOWNWASH suppression. Tests in and out of ground effect with 70 deg F and 1200 deg F nozzle discharge temperatures [PDF]

Jet wake degradation and thrust characteristics of exhaust nozzles designed for VTOL downwash suppression and fuselage and ground ...
Higgins, C. C., Kelly, D. P., Wainwright, T. W.   +2 more
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Robust trajectory maneuvering of VTOL aircraft using higher-order sliding mode control (HOSMC). [PDF]

Sci Rep
Dagal I, Erol B.
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Integrating drones into NHS patient diagnostic logistics systems: Flight or fantasy? [PDF]

PLoS One, 2022
Oakey A, Grote M, Smith A, Cherrett T, Pilko A, Dickinson J, AitBihiOuali L.   +6 more
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Design, Dynamics and Development of Upgraded Tiltable Wing associated Quadcopter through Advanced computational simulations incorporated Bottom-Up Approach. [PDF]

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Saravana Mohan H, Murugaraj K, Solaiappan SK, Stanislaus Arputharaj B, Rajendran P, Lee IE, Jayakumar SS, Veeraperumal Senthil Nathan JP, Karuppasamy A, Raja V.   +9 more
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Quality-of-Service-Centric Design and Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2022
Jha SK, Prakash S, Rathore RS, Mahmud M, Kaiwartya O, Lloret J.   +5 more
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Experimental Research on 4-Duct Tandem VTOL Aircraft Configurations [PDF]

This paper presents a brief summary of several wind-tunnel investigations conducted at the Langley Research Center of the NASA to study the aerodynamic and stability and control characteristics of several VTOL aircraft configurations powered by four ...
Mc Kinney, M. O., Newsom, W. A.
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