NASA Ames Research Center

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Design driver: Increase capacity and reduce delays without increased infrastructure

Project Guidelines

• Conceptual design of a 150-pax tiltrotor
• Used NDARC to conduct multidimensional optimizations of design parameters: empty weight, takeoff horsepower, and cruise vs. wing & disk loading
• Examined cruise efficiency vs. wingtip extensions

​Results

• Research presented at NASA HQ
• Associate Administrator’s Award 
• NASA paper available for download here