NASA is developing Urban Air Mobility (UAM) concepts to (1) create first-generation reference vehicles that can be used for technology, system, and market studies, and (2) hypothesize second-generation UAM aircraft to determine high-payoff technology targets and future research areas that reach far beyond initial UAM vehicle capabilities. This report discusses the vehicle-level technology assumptions for NASA’s UAM reference vehicles, and highlights future research areas for second-generation UAM aircraft that includes deflected slipstream concepts, low-noise rotors for edgewise flight, stacked rotors/propellers, ducted propellers, solid oxide fuel cells with liquefied natural gas, and improved turbo shaft and reciprocating engine technology. The report also highlights a transportation network-scale model that is being developed to understand the impact of these and other technologies on future UAM solutions.


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    Title :

    Baseline Assumptions and Future Research Areas for Urban Air Mobility Vehicles


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA Aviation Forum ; 2019 ; Dallas, TX, United States


    Publication date :

    2019-01-07


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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