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Plunge into research and development of Packed-scale electrified aircraft concepts featuring hybrid and turboelectric configurations.
Explore an overview of various electrified aircraft propulsion vehicle configurations.
SUSAN is a hybrid electric aircraft concept designed for reducing fuel burn in future single-aisle commercial aircraft.
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Author(s)
Date
Subsonic Single Aft Engine (SUSAN) Transport Aircraft Concept and Trade Universe Exploration Jansen et al.
02 December, 2021
Preliminary Assessment of a Distributed Electric Propulsion System for the SUSAN Electrofan Machado et al.
13 December, 2022
Update on SUSAN Concept Vehicle Power and Propulsion System Chapman et al.
21 November, 2022
Control Architecture for a Concept Aircraft with a Series/Parallel Partial Hybrid Powertrain and Distributed Electric Propulsion Litt et al.
03 February, 2023
Mission Profiles for the SUSAN Electrofan Concept Denham et al.
01 December, 2022
Flightcrew Thrust Control and Engine Display Concepts for the Subsonic Single Aft Engine (SUSAN) Transport Aircraft Kennedy et al.
03 November, 2022
Structural Criteria for Design and Analysis of 25% Scale Subsonic Single Aft Engine (SUSAN) Research Aircraft Miller et al.
28 November, 2022
Thermal Criteria for Design and Analysis of Subsonic Single Aft Engine (SUSAN) Research Aircraft Stalcup et al.
06 December, 2022
Conceptual Exploration of Aircraft Configurations for the SUSAN Electrofan Chau et al.
04 December, 2021
Conceptual Design of Propulsors for the SUSAN Electrofan Aircraft Liou et al.
03 December, 2021
High-Fidelity Aerodynamic Analysis and Optimization of the SUSAN Electrofan Concept Machado et al.
03 December, 2021
Thermal Management System Design for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Concepts Heersema et al.
03 December, 2021
Electrical System Trade Study for SUSAN Electrofan Concept Vehicle Haglage et al.
25 November, 2021
Primary Regulatory and Certification Approach for the SUSAN Electrofan Concept Denham and Jansen
22 November, 2021
Application Approach for an Electrified Aircraft Concept Vehicle in a Research Flight Simulator Litt et al.
19 November, 2021
Tail-mounted Engine Architecture and Design for the Subsonic Single Aft Engine Electrofan Aircraft Mirhashemi et al.
18 November, 2021
A Design Exploration of Natural Laminar Flow Applications for the SUSAN Electrofan Concept Lynde et al.
16 November, 2021
Exploring Synoptic Display Concepts for Hybrid-Electric Airliner Flightdecks Chen and Litt
27 November, 2023
SUbsonic Single Aft eNgine (SUSAN) Power/Propulsion System Control Architecture Updates Sachs-Wetstone et al.
4 January, 2024
Best Control Allocation for Distributed Electric Propulsion in A Series/Parallel Partial Hybrid Powertrain Litt
24-28 June, 2024
System Health Management for a Series/Parallel Partial Hybrid Powertrain with Distributed Electric Propulsion Litt et al.
1 January, 2024
N3-X is a fully turboelectric aircraft concept designed with a hybrid wing body airframe to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and reduce energy usage.
STARC-ABL is a partially turboelectric aircraft concept designed to optimize performance with improved aerodynamics.
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Author(s)
Date
Partnered Analysis of NASA’s High Efficiency Megawatt Motor and Its Converter Granger et al.
02 July, 2021
Performance Analysis of Optimized STARC-ABL Designs Across the Entire Mission Profile Yildirim et al.
23 November, 2020
NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) Reconfiguration to Enable Altitude Testing of Megawatt-Scale Electric Machines Haglage et al.
15 July, 2020
Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Systems: Gas Turbine Control Considerations for the Mitigation of Potential Failure Modes and Hazards Simon and Connolly
26 May, 2020
Aerodynamic Shape Optimization of the STARC-ABL Concept for Minimal Inlet Distortion Kenway et al.
05 May, 2020
Comparison of Structural Concepts for Transport Aircraft with a Tail Cone Turbine Mason, B.
14 April, 2020
Modeling and Control Design for a Turboelectric Single Aisle Aircraft Propulsion System Connolly et al.
21 September, 2018
NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) Single-Aisle Transport Air Vehicle Hybrid Electric Tail-Cone Thruster Powertrain Configuration and Test Results Dyson, R.W.
12 July, 2018
Approach to Modeling Boundary Layer Ingestion Using a Fully Coupled Propulsion-RANS Model Gray et al.
08 February, 2017
Conceptual Design of a Single-Aisle Turboelectric Commercial Transport with Fuselage Boundary Layer Ingestion Welstead et al.
17 June, 2016
Flight Simulator Demonstration and Certification Implications of Powertrain Failure Mitigation in a Partial Turboelectric Aircraft Litt et al.
1 July, 2023
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