David B. Smith '05, Chief Engineer, Short Light Single Program
| Jan/15 | Wed | 10:00AM-04:00PM | Room 37-212 |
| Jan/16 | Thu | 10:00AM-01:00PM | Room 37-212 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: None
The helicopter possesses a unique capability unlike any fixed wing counterpart. Long ago, physics determined that vertical lift would face enormous challenges. As proof, consider that a commercially certified helicopter (first introduced by Bell) arrived almost 50 years after the Wright Brothers’ initial “fixed-wing” flight. Rotorcraft engineers must resolve daunting issues in stability and control, aerodynamics, dynamics, and performance, while managing weight, cost, and complexity. Bell Helicopter is the world leader in rotary wing technology, with a military and commercial product line. Our V-22 Tiltrotor is the world’s fastest rotorcraft and our commercial operations service a world-wide fleet on all continents. This short course is intended to expose engineers to fundamental principles that govern the rotor system and will introduce some of the unique challenges faced in rotary wing aircraft development. Students will find the advanced material more interesting by participating in the first session. Attendance at both sessions is strongly encouraged.
Presenters from Bell Helicopter include: David B. Smith '05, Chief Engineer, Short Light Single Program; David King , Chief Engineer, 525 Relentless; Dr. Albert Brand , Director, Flight Technology & Simulation.
Co-sponsored by Bell Helicopter.
Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Marie Stuppard, 33-202B, 617 253-2279, MAS@MIT.EDU