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2021
Acree C.W., "Tiltrotor Test Rig Aerodynamic Tares," NASA/TM–20210021870 Download
Acree C.W., Shiekman, A., Norman T., "Wind Tunnel Performance Tests of a Full-Scale Proprotor on the Tiltrotor Test Rig," NASA/ TM–20210021871 Download
Acree C.W., "Vertical Climb Testing of the Model 699 Proprotor on the Tiltrotor Test Rig," NASA/TM–20210021872 Download
Beiderman, P.R., Darmstadt, C.D., Silva C., "Hazard Analysis Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis for NASA Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Concept Vehicles," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 77th Annual Forum And Technology Display, Virtual, May 10–14, 2021 Download
Conley, S., Shirazi, D., "Comparing Simulation Results from CHARM and RotCFD to the Multirotor Test Bed Experimental Data," Presented 2021 AIAA Aviation Forum Virtual Event August 2&ndash 6, 2021. Download
Cornelius, J., Opazo, T., Schmitz S., Langloan, J., Villac, B., Adams, D., Rodovskiy, L., Laurel, M.D., Young, L., "Dragonfly–Aerodynamics during Transition to Powered Flight," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 77th Annual Forum And Technology Display, Virtual, May 10–14, 2021. Download
Cummings, H., Willink, G., Silva C., "Mechanical Design of the Urban Air Mobility Side-by-Side Test Stand," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 9th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting, Virtual, January 26-28, 2021. Download
Dromiack, H., Wagner, L., "Inlet Performance of the NFAC 1/50th-scale 80- by 120- Foot Wind Tunnel," Presented at the AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum), Virtual, January 11-15 & 19-21, 2021. Download
Radotich, M., Withrow–Maser, S., deSouza, Z., Gelhar,S., Gallagher, H., "A Study of Past, Present, and Future Mars Rotorcraft," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 9th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting, Virtual, January 26-28, 2021. Download
Ramasamy, M., Jain, R., Norman, T., "Does Scatter Matter? Improved Understanding of UH-60A Wind Tunnel Rotor Measurements Using Data-Driven Clustering and CREATETM-AV Helios," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 77th Annual Forum & Technology Display, Virtual, May 10–14, 2021. Download
Schuet, S., Malpica, C., Aires, J., "A Gaussian Process Enhancement to Linear Parameter Varying Models," Presented at the virtual AIAA AVIATION Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, 2–6 August 2021. Download
Silva, C., Johnson, W., "Practical Conceptual Design of Quieter Urban VTOL Aircraft," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 77th Annual Forum & Technology Display, Virtual, May 10–14, 2021. Download
Stephenson, J., H., Schatzman, N., L., Cheung, B., K., Zawodny, N., S., Sargent, D., S., Sim, B., W., "Aeroacoustic Measurements from the Aerodynamic and Acoustic Rotorprop Test (AART) in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 40- by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel," The Vertical Flight Society’s 77th Annual Forum & Technology Display, Virtual, May 10–14, 2021. Download
Veismann, M., Wei, S., G., Conley, S., Young, L., Delaune, J., Burdick, J., Gharib, M., Izraelevitz, J., "Axial Descent of Variable-Pitch Multirotor Configurations: An Experimental and Computational Study for Mars Deployment Applications," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 77th Annual Forum & Technology Display, Virtual, May 10–14, 2021. Download
Wagner, L., Dromiack, H., "Upwind Buildings Effects on Test Section Performance of the NFAC 80- by 120-Foot Wind Tunnel," Presented at the AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum), Virtual, January 11-15 & 19-21, 2021. Download
Wagner, L., Dromiack, H., "Upwind Buildings Effects on Test Section Performance of the NFAC 80- by 120-Foot Wind Tunnel," Presented at the AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum), Virtual, January 11-15 & 19-21, 2021. Download
Withrow–Maser, S., Malpica, C., Nagami, K., "Impact of Handling Qualities on Motor Sizing for Multirotor Aircraft with Urban Air Mobility Missions," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 77th Annual Forum & Technology Display, Virtual, May 10-14, 2021. Download
Whiteside, S, Pollard, B., Antcliff, K., Zawodny, N., Fei, X., Silva, C., Medina, G., "Design of a Tiltwing Concept Vehicle for Urban," NASA/TM–20210017971 Download
Wright, S.J., "Fundamental Aeroelastic Analysis of an Urban Air Mobility Rotor," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 9th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting, Virtual, January 26-28, 2021. Download
Young, L. A., "Urban Aerial Mobility Networks using Amphibious Vertical Takeoff and Landing Vehicles," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 9th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting, Virtual, January 26-28, 2021. Download
Young, L., Pascal, L., Aiken, E., Briggs, G., Withrow–Maser, S., Pisanich, G., Cummings, H., "The Future of Rotorcraft and other Aerial Vehicles for Mars Exploration," Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s 77th Annual Forum & Technology Display, Virtual, May 10-14, 2021. Download