National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Ames VTOL Testing and Simulation Tools and Facilities

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NFAC is home to the two largest wind tunnels in the world: the 40x80- foot and the 80x120-foot wind tunnels.

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First wind tunnel at Ames and operated by the US Army since 1997. Wind speeds up to 250 miles per hour.

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Wind tunnel data collected for model development and validation, and to refine vehicle design to improve mission performance

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Large Motion Platform+/- 30-ft Vertical, +/- 20-ft Lateral

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Used typical EMS type scenarios:Examine effect of control augmentation on remote landing capabilities Daytime, unaided night, Night Vision Goggles (NGVs)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

175k cu ft of indoor flight space, including:70k cu ft free-flight area35k cu ft obstacle avoidance test area625 sq ft netted area for higher-risk/fault testing

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1:50 – 2:10 Designing eVTOL for the Mission – Wayne Johnson

2:10 – 2:30 Key Drivers for eVTOL Design – Chris Silva

2:30 – 2:50 Humans, Autonomy, and eVTOLs – Michael Feary

2:50 – 3:10 Aerodynamic Modeling for Urban Air Mobility – PatriciaVentura-Diaz / Seokkwan Yoon

3:10 – 3:30 Break

3:30 – 3:50 Propulsion/Airframe Integration with Aerodynamic andAeroacoustics Modeling – Francois Cadieux

4:00 – 4:45 Industry Panel Discussion, Moderated by Parimal “PK”Kopardekar

4:45 – 5:00 Industry Panel Q & A