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Gertsma, L. W.

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NASA NTRS1973

Propulsion system for research VTOL transports.

In anticipation of an eventual VTOL requirement for civil aviation, NASA has been conducting studies directed toward determining and developing the technology required for a commercial VTOL transport. The commercial transport configurations of such a VTOL transport are briefly reviewed, the propulsion system specifications and components developed by the engine study contractor are presented and described, and methods for using the lift-propulsion system for aircraft attitude control are discussed.

Gertsma, L. W.↗
NASA NTRS1973

Propulsion system for research VTOL transports

In anticipation of an eventual VTOL requirement for civil aviation, NASA has been conducting studies directed toward determining and developing the technology required for a commercial VTOL transport. In this paper, the commercial transport configurations are briefly reviewed; the propulsion system specifications and components developed by the engine study contractor are presented and described; and methods for using the lift-propulsion system for aircraft attitude control are discussed.

Gertsma, L. W.↗