An overview of NASA research in rotorcraft technology is presented. Ten percent of the NASA aeronautics program is made up of rotorcraft research. The aeronautics program conducts research in five areas: aerodynamics, propulsion, materials and structures, information sciences and human factors, and flight systems. The key objectives of NASA research are major reduction in external noise and aircraft vibration, reduction of pilot workload for night, adverse weather and NOE flying, increasing power and reducing fuel consumption in small engines, and identifying and exploiting vehicle characteristics and concepts for triple current speed and improved maneuverability and agility. NASA and Army resources are combined to pursue research at three major centers. The Ames research center conducts research in the physics of transition and turbulent flows, using a new improved wind tunnel and the NAS system. At the Langley Research Center, work is done in noise and vibration reduction, finding lighter and more durable composite structures, and aeroelasticity for tilt motors and X-wing configurations. At the NASA Lewis Research Center, researchers are working on improving helicopter propulsion systems.


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    Titel :

    Rotorcraft research at NASA


    Beteiligte:
    Burks, John S. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.06.1988



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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