Aerovel Corporation — Department of Defense STTR Phase II: We envision a class of miniature robotic aircraft dubbed Flexrotors which offer range, end
Aerovel Corporation — STTR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $499,970
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase II
- Solicitation
- 2009.B
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- WA
- Period
- 2011-09-27
Description
We envision a class of miniature robotic aircraft dubbed Flexrotors which offer range, endurance, and economy at levels associated with wing-borne flight, together with capability for hover and VTOL. Such aircraft would use low-disc-loading rotors which must operate efficiently from zero advance ratio in thrust-borne flight, with rotor axis vertical, to high advance ratio in wing-borne cruise, with rotor axis horizontal. As Phase I completed we flew our first prototype in hover. Phase II would develop the rotor and powerplant necessary for demonstration of the full flight envelope, including endurance well over 24 hr.