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Expert: - 11/16/2011


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Hi Paul. I am researching for my university on how to make further improvements to the AW119Ke helicopter. The improvements I am interested in are performance, sustainability and reliability. Are you able to point me into a suitable direction so I can get started?

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I doubt I can think of anything that the designers have not already considered.  But one thing does come to mind:  a non-tail rotor for torque control.  Some kind of blowing system akin to the NOTAR from McDonnell Douglas ?  Standard tail rotors are notoriously vulnerable to damage and fatigue.

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Paul Soderman

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Aeronautics, Fluid Mechanics, Aeroacoustics, Noise Control, Muffler Design, Wind Tunnel Research.... I know nothing about India - do not ask about schools, jobs, application requirements, career choices, etc. for India. Please, no text message verbiage; I prefer full words in full sentences. Thanks.

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38 years as research engineer at NASA

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AIAA, NASA

Education/Credentials
B.S. and M.S. Aeronautical Engineering - U. of Washington Graduate work Standford U.

Awards and Honors
AIAA Associate Fellow (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

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