Coupling of aeromechanics analysis with vehicle sizing is demonstrated with the CAMRAD II aeromechanics code and NDARC sizing code. The example is optimization of cruise tip speed with rotor/wing interference for the Large Civil Tiltrotor (LCTR2) concept design. Free-wake models were used for both rotors and the wing. This report is part of a NASA effort to develop an integrated analytical capability combining rotorcraft aeromechanics, structures, propulsion, mission analysis, and vehicle sizing. The present paper extends previous efforts by including rotor/wing interference explicitly in the rotor performance optimization and implicitly in the sizing.
Integration of Rotor Aerodynamic Optimization with the Conceptual Design of a Large Civil Tiltrotor
2010
12 pages
Report
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English
Integration of Rotor Aerodynamic Optimization with the Conceptual Design of a Large Civil Tiltrotor
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2010
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