Willie Costa - Aerospace Engineer
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Hammerhead: An X-VTOL Design Project


Design driver: Design an aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and high cruise speeds

Team Composition
  • Worked in a team of eight graduate students
  • Focused primarily on mechanicals: brakes, clutches, landing gear, powertrain, engine, cooling, etc. 

Project Requirements
  • High-speed rotorcraft capable of VTOL flight at high (75%) hover efficiency
  • Designed rotor brake, landing gear, clutch, generators, and powertrain
  • Used real-world components as surrogates to validate design & sizing
  • Maximum takeoff weight: 12,000 lbs.
  • Cruise speed: 315 KTAS at 12,000 ft. MSL

Results
  • Design study only

Hammerhead images copyright 2014 Hammerhead Design Team

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  • Home
  • About
  • Relevant Experience
  • Achievements & Honors
  • Resume
  • Portfolio
    • Formula SAE
    • Axial-Flux Generator
    • SeaLion
    • Tiltrotor Whirl Flutter
    • Ganymede
    • Hammerhead
    • TR-150 Civil Tiltrotor
    • Cal Poly Flutter Club
    • JAGUAR
    • Artemis
    • MGT Reducer
    • iFly