Dr. Bryan Glaz, chief scientist of ARL's Vehicle Technology Directorate said «an important motivation for this work is the desire to engineer new structures, starting from the nanoscale, to enable advanced rotorcraft concepts that have been proposed in the past, but were infeasible due to limitations in current composites. (sciencedaily.com)
The engineers said control of mechanical behavior could potentially lead to increased aerodynamic stability in rotorcraft structures. (sciencedaily.com)
Part of its Innovation Tour, the entrepreneurial challenge is looking to pair treps in specialized aerospace and rotorcraft with the leading manufacturing group to create opportunities in new markets. (entrepreneur.com)