Members of the NASA and Army rotorcraft research community at Ames Research Center have developed a vision for 'Vertical Flight 2025'. This paper describes the development of that vision and the steps being taken to implement it. In an effort to realize the vision, consistent with both NASA and Army Aviation strategic plans, two specific technology development projects have been identified: one focused on a personal transportation system capable of vertical flight (the 'Roto-Mobile') and the other on small autonomous rotorcraft (which is inclusive of vehicles which range in grams of gross weight for 'Micro- Rotorcraft' to thousands of kilograms for rotorcraft uninhabited aerial vehicles). The paper provides a status report on these projects as well as a summary of other revolutionary research thrusts being planned and executed at Ames Research Center.
Future Directions in Rotorcraft Technology at Ames Research Center
2000
22 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation , Rotary wing aircraft , Military equipment , Research facilities , Airfoils , Tilt rotor aircraft , Unmanned , Actuators , High lift , Transport aircraft , Rotor blades(Rotary wings) , Symposia , Military strategy , Helicopters , Rotorcraft , Personal transportation systems , Autonomous rotorcraft , Uninhabited aerial vehicles , Advanced research thrusts , Stall free rotors , Whisper quiet rotors , Jet smooth rides , Individual blade controls , Swashplateless rotors , Hact(Helicopter active control technology) , Vertical flight 2025 strategic vision
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