Susan Gorton heads up the NASA Rotary Wing Project

NASA is not just space shuttles, Mars robots and moon landings! Susan Gorton has been leading the NASA Rotary Wing Project for the last 8 years helping to pave the way for faster, quieter, safer and more economical helicopter designs and operations.

You are in for a treat today as you get to hear about the latest work in helicopter research and learn a bit more about what goes into the design and engineering process along the way.

Before her 15 years at NASA, Susan spent another 15 years as a researcher at the US Army’s Aeroflightdynamics Directorate.

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Armed with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master of Science in Aeronautics from the George Washington University, Susan Gorton has authored or co-authored over 70 publications!

She is the recipient of numerous awards, including:

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• AHS International AgustaWestland International Fellowship Award
  
• 2 x NASA Outstanding Leadership Medals
  
• NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
  
• Army Civilian Service Medal, and
  
• the Army Research and Development Award.
  

Ms. Gorton is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA, a member of the American Helicopter Society International Technical Council and former Technical Director of the AHS. She also holds a helicopter private pilot’s license.

You’ll find links to resources and sites mentioned in the show further down the page.

01:10 Today’s quote

01:30 Brought to you by trainmorepilots.com

01:45 Instructor rating renewal and Australian Part 61 legislation

02:30 Susan Gorton – NASA Rotary Wing Project Lead

04:30 Early career and research – University and Army research

06:05 Love of helicopters – in your blood

06:58 Getting own helicopter licence

09:10 Working at NASA – Aeronautics and not just space

09:50 Pushing forward helicopters

10:40 Coming up with projects and budget

12:20 Rotary Wing Project research history

14:27 How do you get a job at NASA?

17:01 Lots of smart people in the same room

17:38 Equipment and facilities that are used in research (wind tunnels)

20:50 Flight ops vs ground based testing and partnerships

22:10 Ownership of test data and partnership agreements

24:02 Noise characteristics, impulse noise, supersonic flow and bladeslap

25:50 More blades, slower RPM, new blade shapes, operationally suitable

28:02 Tracing NASA research into operational designs

29:10 Apache Block 3 phase gearbox

31:30 5 Areas of research focus for Rotary Wing Project

32:58 Variable speed power turbines

35:10 Reynolds number

35:57 Variable speed gearboxes – 2 speed drive system

37:10 Active rotor concept – how to make a design do more than one thing

39:26 Fluid dynamics and computer modelling, 11th largest supercomputer

42:35 Rotorcraft integration into NextGen (FAA next airspace system)

45:51 Crash test – CH-46 Sea Knight structural drop testing using moon landing trainer

51:48 8000 1-inch dots randomly placed by hand on airframe

53:07 Current best description of how Lift is generated

55:28 Breakthroughs in top end speed and how fast will we get?

58:50 How can line pilots take this information to improve their skills/operations

59:40 Maximum noise situations and how to minimise noise impact

1:05:05 Top 10 helicopter books for helicopter aircrew

1:05:35 Quote reference – Sailor Davis

‘Helicopters have everything for aerodynamicists – don’t go supersonic but the blade tips do’
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How to make helicopters quieter, faster, more economical, cost effective and still get performance
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Links from this week’s episode:

NASA Rotary Wing Project

CH46 Drop Test

HAI Fly Neighborly Guide

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