Review of V/STOL lift/cruise fan technologyThis paper presents an overview of supporting technology programs conducted to reduce the risk in the joint NASA/Navy Lift/Cruise Fan Research and Technology Aircraft Program. The aeronautical community has endeavored to combine the low-speed and lifting capabilities of the helicopter with the high-speed capabilities of the jet aircraft; recent developments have indicated a lift/cruise fan propulsion system may provide these desired characteristics. NASA and the Navy have formulated a program that will provide a research and technology aircraft to furnish viability of the lift/cruise fan aircraft through flight experiences and obtain data on designs for future naval and civil V/STOL aircraft. The supporting technology programs discussed include: (1) design studies for operational aircraft, a research and technology aircraft, and associated propulsion systems; (2) wind-tunnel tests of several configurations; (3) propulsion-system thrust vectoring tests; and (4) simulation. These supporting technology programs have indicated that a satisfactory research and technology aircraft program can be accomplished within the current level of technology.
Document ID
19760064720
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rolls, L. S. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Quigley, H. C. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Perkins, R. G., Jr. (U.S. Navy, Air Systems Command, Washington D.C., United States)