AE 590: Progress in Understanding Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Vehicles

Event Type

Seminar/Symposium

Sponsor

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Location

103 Talbot Lab

Date

Nov 4, 2019   4:00 pm  

Speaker

Susan Gorton, Project Manager, NASA Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology

Contact

Courtney McLearin

E-Mail

cmcleari@illinois.edu

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This presentation will overview the research needs and gaps in understanding for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles. Particular emphasis will be placed on NASA research in the vehicle technology areas of electric propulsion reliability, aeromechanics and conceptual design, acoustics and human response to noise, available computational prediction tools