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Preliminary Sizing of 120-Passenger Advanced Civil Rotorcraft ConceptsThe results of a preliminary sizing study of advanced civil rotorcraft concepts that are capable of carrying 120 passengers over a range of 1,200 nautical miles are presented. The cruise altitude of these rotorcraft is 30,000 ft and the cruise velocity is 350 knots. The mission requires a hover capability, creating a runway independent solution, which might aid in reducing strain on the existing airport infrastructure. Concepts studied are a tiltrotor, a tandem rotor compound, and an advancing blade concept. The first objective of the study is to determine the relative merits of these designs in terms of mission gross weight, engine size, fuel weight, aircraft purchase price, and direct operating cost. The second objective is to identify the enabling technology for these advanced heavy lift civil rotorcraft.
Document ID
20070018200
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
vanAken, Johannes M.
(Aerospace Computing, Inc. Mountain View, CA, United States)
Sinsay, Jeffrey D.
(Army Aviation Systems Command Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 20, 2006
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: AHS International Vertical Lift Aircraft Design Conference
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: January 18, 2006
End Date: January 20, 2006
Sponsors: American Helicopter Society, Inc.
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNA04AA18B
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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