The potential non-NASA customers for this tool include the R & D arms of USAF, Navy, Army, and the defense industry complex. It can be readily adapted by a wide class of aerospace vehicles ranging from current to next-generation designs such as: (a) USAF's F-22 and F-35 aircrafts at Edwards AFB, (b) UASF's Hilda and/or sensorcraft aircrafts, (c) USAF's next generation stealth and morphing UAV/UCAV, (d) DARPA's new Switchblade Flying Wing Program, and for (e) Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) with enhanced control/maneuver capability.
Comprehensive flutter prediction software is still non-existing; leading to cautious and expensive flight/wind tunnel flutter test programs. ZONA envisions that the proposed Phase II research effort will result in a commercial product, called the PVE Toolbox. The PVE Toolbox will be a crucial technology for the flight flutter test of the next generation aircraft such as the NASA Hybrid Wind Body Configuration and Quiet Supersonic Transport.
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