Tests Confirm Performance Benefits Of Leonardo’s Advanced Tiltrotor

ENGRT project Caption: Low-speed wind tunnel testing of the ATA concept was conducted under a European Defense Fund project

Low-speed wind tunnel testing of the ATA concept was conducted under a European Defense Fund project.

Credit: ENGRT project
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida–Wind tunnel tests of an advanced tiltrotor concept developed by Leonardo have confirmed double-digit gains in aerodynamic efficiency predicted by computational fluid dynamics. Low- and high-speed tests of the Advanced Tiltrotor Aircraft (ATA) concept were performed under the...
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