Tilt Rotor Aeroacoustic Model (TRAM): A New Rotorcraft Research Facility

Abstract

This paper introduces the Tilt Rotor Aeroacoustic Model "TRAM" project. The TRAM project is a key infrastructure investment for NASA and U.S. Army tiltrotor research. The TRAM project consists of the development and testing of two modular, hardware-compatible, test stands: an isolated rotor configuration and a full-span model "dual rotors with a complete airframe representation". These two test stands are inclusively called the Tilt Rotor Aeroacoustic Model "TRAM". The baseline proprotors and airframe of the TRAM test stands are nominally 1/4-scale representations of the V-22 Osprey aircraft. The research objectives of the project, the TRAM hardware design features and capabilities required to meet those objectives, and the status of the project are discussed in detail in this paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA480529

Entities

People

  • Larry A. Young

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Data Sets
  • Helicopters
  • Instrumentation
  • Research Facilities
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Test Stands
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Tilt Wing Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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