NASA Announces Rotary Wing Aircraft Research Opportunities

Feb. 20, 2008

J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241
j.d.harrington@xxxxxxxx

RELEASE: 08-060

NASA ANNOUNCES ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

WASHINGTON - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has
amended its NASA Research Announcement to solicit additional research
proposals. The "Research Opportunities in Aeronautics 2007" has been
amended to include new topics in support of the Subsonic Rotary Wing
Project.

With the amendment, the Subsonic Rotary Wing Project encourages
proposals that advance the state-of-the-art in engine compressor
technology, transmission noise modeling, low-frequency noise effects
and rotorcraft icing methodology. The challenge of the project is to
develop validated physics-based multidisciplinary design and analysis
tools for rotorcraft, integrated with technology development,
enabling rotorcraft with advanced capabilities to fly as designed for
any mission. Meeting this challenge will require innovative
technologies and methods, with an emphasis on integrated,
multidisciplinary, first-principle computational tools specifically
applicable to the unique problems of rotary wing aircraft.

NASA plans to announce additional research topics in other project
areas in the near future. For updates, visit NASA's Research
Opportunities Web site at:

http://nspires.nasaprs.com

NASA expects that educational institutions, nonprofit organizations
and industry engaged in foundational research will be the primary
award recipients for this announcement. Specific evaluation criteria,
deadlines and points of contact are available in the announcement.

For more information about NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission
Directorate, visit:

www.aeronautics.nasa.gov


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