AIAA Rotorcraft Hover Prediction Workshop (HPW)
AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee
eVTOL UAV

Simulate the SUI Endurance Drone!​
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Conditions
Calculations should be performed for
validation against existing experimental measurements as documented in NASA TM—2018–219758.
Suggested cases are listed below:
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Case Run Test Points Type
Isolated Fuselage 118 5 - 15 20 ft/s Pitch Sweep
Isolated Rotor Hover 26 4 - 9 Hover RPM Sweep
Full Vehicle 119 4 - 15 Hover RPM Sweep
Full Vehicle 104 31 20 ft/s, -4.98° pitch, differential rotors
CAD for the SUI Endurance is available on the file share page.
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NASA WT Reference:
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