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2017
Alonso, J., Arneson, H., Melton, J., Vegh, M., Walker, C., Young, L., "System-of-Systems Considerations in the Notional Development of a Metropolitan Aerial Transportation System: Implications as to the Identification of Enabling Technologies and Reference Designs for Extreme Short Haul VTOL Vehicles With Electric Propulsion," NASA/TM–2017–218356 Download
Dugan, D., "A Survey of Thrust Control Inceptors for VTOL Aircraft," NASA/TM–2017–219708 Download
Grip, H., Johnson, W., Malpica, C., Scharf, D., Mandic, M., Young, L., Allany, B., Mettlerz, B., San Martin, M., "Flight Dynamics of a Mars Helicopter," 43rd European Rotorcraft Forum, Milan, Italy, September 12-15, 2017 Download
Harris, F.D., Dominguez, M., "A Reexamination of the Hover Performance of the XC-142A Tiltwing (Including the U.S. Air Force Propeller Static Performance Test Data Bank)," NASA/CR–2017–219485 Download Paper Download Spreadsheet
Harris, F., "Hover Performance of Isolated Proprotors and Propellers-Experimental Data," NASA/CR-2017-219486 Download
Harris, F.D., "Hover Performance of Isolated Proprotors and Propellers–Experimental Data," NASA/CR–2017–219486 Download
Harris, F.D., "Tiltrotor Conceptual Design," NASA/CR–2017–219474 Download
Malpica, C., "Parametric Investigation on the Use of Lateral and Longitudinal Rotor Trim Flapping for Tiltrotor Noise Reduction," Proceedings of the AHS 73rd Annual Forum, Fort Worth, TX, May, 2017 Download
Meyn, L., Abrego, A.,Barrows, D., Burner, A., "Blade Displacement Measurements During the NFAC UH-60A Airloads Test Volume I–Methodology, System Development, and Data Analysis Techniques," NASA/TM–2017–219094 Download
Meyn, L., Abrego, A., Barrows, D., Burner, A., "Blade Displacement Measurements During the NFAC UH-60A Airloads Test Volume II–Selected Data and Plots," NASA/TM–2017–219094 Download
Nowicki, N., "Measurement and Modeling of Multicopter UAS Rotor Blade Deflections in Hover," NASA/CR–2017–219428 Download
Persson, L., Lawrence, B.,"Design and Control of an Experimental Tiltwing Aircraft," NASA/CR–2017–219456 Download
Ramasamy, M., Yamauchi, G., "Using Model-Scale Tandem-Rotor Measurements in Ground Effect to Understand Full-Scale CH-47D Outwash," Journal of the American Helicopter Society 62, 012004 (2017), Download
Russell, C., Sekula, M., "Comprehensive Analysis Modeling of Small-Scale UAS Rotors," Proceedings of the AHS 73rd Annual Forum, Fort Worth, TX, May, 2017 Download
Schatzman, N., "Time-Varying Loads of Co-Axial Rotor Blade Crossings," Proceedings of the AHS 73rd Annual Forum, Fort Worth, TX, May, 2017 Download
Schatzman, N., Komerath, N., Romander, E., "Time-Varying Loads of Co-Axial Rotor Blade Crossings," SAE International Journal of Aerospace, Vol. 10 Issue 2, December 2017, Download
Yeo, H., Bosworth, J., Acree, C., Kreshock, A., "Comparison of CAMRAD II and RCAS Predictions of Tiltrotor Aeroelastic Stability," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 63, No. 2 (also Proceedings of the AHS 73rd Annual Forum, Fort Worth, TX, May, 2017) Download
Yoon, S., Diaz, P., Boyd, D., Chan, W., and Theodore, C., "Computational Aerodynamic Modeling of Small Quadcopter Vehicles," Proceedings of the AHS 73rd Annual Forum, Fort Worth, TX, May, 2017 Download
Young, L., "A Multi-Modality Mobility Concept for a Small Package Delivery UAV," Seventh AHS Technical Meeting on VTOL Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Mesa, Arizona, USA, January 24-26, 2017 Download