RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SUBSONIC ROTARY WING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. THE STATEMENT OF WORK WAS WRITTEN…

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SUBSONIC ROTARY WING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. THE STATEMENT OF WORK WAS WRITTEN TO ENCOMPASS A WIDE RANGE OF STUDY TOPICS. TASK ORDER ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE DRAWN FROM THE SPECTRUM OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS, ANALYSIS, DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS (MODEL-SCALE, FULL-SCALE, AND FLIGHT) WITH ROTORCRAFT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AERODYNAMICS, STRUCTURES, COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS, ACOUSTICS, COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS, COCKPIT DESIGN AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, HANDLING QUALITIES, HUMAN FACTORS, PROGNOSTICS AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS, AND SYSTEMS AND ECONOMICS ANALYSIS. THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE LISTED AS EXAMPLES: ASSESSMENT OF ADVANCED ROTORCRAFT TECHNOLOGIES, ASSESSMENT OF ROTORCRAFT REQUIREMENTS IN THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PROGNOSTICS AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS, RESEARCH FLIGHT TESTING, WIND TUNNEL TEST STANDS, HARDWARE GEAR TESTING COMPONENTS, ADVANCED ROTOR TECHNOLOGY/CONFIGURATION ASSESSMENTS, DRIVE SYSTEM SENSITIVITY STUDIES FOR ROTORCRAFT, AVIONICS PROCESSOR EQUIPMENT AND GPS UPGRADES, HEALTH USAGE MONITORING SYSTEMS (HUMS) TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS, ENGINEERING ANALYSES OF ADVANCED CONCEPTS, ADVANCED COCKPIT CREW STATION RESEARCH.