The Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft (QSRA) was designed as research aircraft for investigating terminal-area operations with an advanced propulsive-lift aircraft. The QSRA is a modified De Havilland C-8 Buffalo. The modification to the C-8 consisted of adding a new swept wing with four top-mounted Lycoming YF-102 turbofan engines to provide high levels of propulsive-lift through upper-surface blowing. The state of the art has reached the point where consideration can be given to various applications, including military transport aircraft, civil transports, and business jets. Attention is also given to a ground attack plane with QSRA, the payload advantage resulting from applying propulsive-life technology, and aspects of takeoff performance
Quiet propulsive-lift technology ready for civil and military applications
1981-04-01
Miscellaneous
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English
Quiet propulsive lift for commuter airlines
NTRS | 1979
|Quiet Propulsive Lift for Commuter Airlines
NTIS | 1979
|NASA propulsive lift STOL technology program
NTRS | 1973
|NTRS | 1991
|Applications of Advanced Upper Surface Blowing Propulsive-Lift Technology
SAE Technical Papers | 1982
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