NASA, Army Pursuing Variable-Speed Rotor Systems

Credit: NASA
Momentum is growing behind the desire for a step-change in rotary-wing performance. More speed is most often mentioned by customers and manufacturers, but range and payload limitations are also seen as holding back rotorcraft from wider use. As a result, one attribute could change that has stayed...

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