The Circulation Control Rotor Flight Demonstrator Test Program
VFS-F35-122
5/21/1979
- Content
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The circulation control rotor (CCR) technology demonstrator, XH-2/CCR, has undergone many phases of structural, pneumatic, and aerodynamic tests, leading to the flight demonstration. A description of XH-2/CCR is provided with brief descriptions of the major tests conducted. Results of pneumodynamic tests of the compressor and control system are presented. Emphasis is placed on performance results from the whirl stand and from the NASA Ames 40- by 80-foot wind tunnel. Correlation between wind tunnel data and theory is also shown. A good agreement was evident over the flight spectrum for the first full-scale CCR.
- Citation
- Barnes, D., Bill, F., Wilkerson, J., and Taylor, D., "The Circulation Control Rotor Flight Demonstrator Test Program," Forum 35 - Washington, D.C. 1979, Washington, D.C., May 21, 1979, https://doi.org/10.4050/VFS-F35-122.