Developing Methods of Compliance for eVTOL Vehicles, Phase 1 Final Report

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• Creators:
  Klyde, D H ; Pitoniak, S P ; Schulze, P C ; Manriquez, J A ; Gray, J R
• Corporate Creators:
  Systems Technology, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Small Airplane Standards Branch ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Certification Compliance Electric Vertical Takeoff And Landing Flight Tests Handling Qualities Landing Means Of Compliance Takeoff VTOL Aircraft
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/TC-21/19
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  The development of new air vehicles (e.g., personal air vehicles, urban taxis, etc.) has led to a proliferation of Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) vehicle concepts including electric vehicles, many of which are well funded and are in various stages of prototype development and test. The processes and requirements needed to certify these disparate vehicles for operation within the National Airspace System are still emerging. To aid in the requirements and certification process, a mission-oriented approach is being applied to define Handling Qualities Task Elements (HQTEs) that will serve as a means of compliance with Part 23 certification requirements. This report summarizes the Phase 1 work on this program, the primary focus of which was the defining of a new handling qualities certification process used in part for means of compliance that is designed to address the emerging markets for personal air vehicles and urban air taxis. The key element of this approach is the introduction HQTEs, which ultimately become part of the means of compliance with Federal Aviation Administration Part 23 regulations. A catalog of candidate HQTEs was created. While not comprehensive at this time, the defined HQTEs cover low speed/hovering flight, forward flight, and other Urban Air Mobility (UAM) mission relevant scenarios. The HQTEs are defined with desired and adequate performance requirements that facilitate direct use of the Cooper-Harper handling qualities rating scale. Selected HQTEs were evaluated with a representative eVTOL model in fixed-based engineering evaluations where initial viability of the candidate HQTE was demonstrated. The HQTE catalog is now well positioned for additional evaluation, validation, and expansion during Phase 2 work and related activities.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  692M15-18-C-00010
• Collection(s):
  FAA Technical Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dee1b0324739082b6b02a1bd72a3c537943d1da7ac22bd3c324e85c348ed80c1
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60631/dot_60631_DS1.pdf
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