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

Simulate the SUI Endurance Drone!
Conditions
Calculations should be performed for
validation against existing experimental measurements as documented in NASA TM—2018–219758.
Suggested cases are listed below:
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.
NASA WT Reference: