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Design, control law development, and flight testing of a subscale lift-plus-cruise aircraft

Comer et al., 2024

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15744080508151730320
Author
Comer A
Bhandari R
Putra S
Chakraborty I
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Publication venue
AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum

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This paper describes the application of a research and development pipeline at the Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory to the design, fabrication, and flight testing of a subscale lift-plus-cruise vertical takeoff and landing urban air mobility aircraft concept. The …
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    • B64C2201/10—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor characterised by the lift producing means
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    • B64C29/0008—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded
    • B64C29/0016—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers
    • B64C29/0025—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers the propellers being fixed relative to the fuselage
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    • B64C2201/08—Unmanned aerial vehicles; Equipment therefor characterised by the launching method
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
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