Along with serving as a warning system, though, the setup could also be used simply to study the behaviour of rotor blades, helping in the design of longer-lasting, better-performing models. Although ...
The 36-ft.-dia. Single Rotor Test rig demonstrated most key OSTR technologies in runs at Victorville Airport in California. Credit: Karem Aircraft For Karem Aircraft, the full-size, 36-ft.-dia. rotor ...
The rotor test rig (RVS) operated by the Institute of Flight Systems Technology has a wide range of applications and is an important and globally unique tool. With a total of four different test rigs ...
Eurocopter Deutschland is preparing to flight test a helicopter rotor with piezoelectric actuated flaps on the blades. The active flaps reduce noise and suppress rotor vibrations. The ADASYS project ...
We4Ce (Almelo, Netherlands), a Dutch rotor blade design and technology supplier, announced completion of end-to-end blade tests in India for a novel 2.5-3-megawatt (MW) rotor blade currently under ...