Jaunt Air Mobility, a transformative aerospace company that\ndesigns and builds vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for advanced\nair mobility, announced today that the US Air Force program AFWERX, via the Air\nForce Research Laboratory (AFRL), awarded the company a Small Business\nTechnology Transfer (STTR) contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the contract Jaunt will team with Penn State\nUniversity and Continuum Dynamics, Inc. (CDI) to employ advanced acoustical\nanalysis techniques to characterize noise from Jaunt’s unique Jaunt Journey\nCompound Gyrodyne VTOL aircraft concept. This is one of three contracts awarded\nby AFRL to Jaunt under the leadership of Martin Peryea, CEO of Jaunt Air\nMobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The purpose is to gain a comprehensive understanding\nof the noise sources in our aircraft configurations and the unique noise\nreduction opportunities,” says Martin Peryea. “We will apply the\nknowledge to the design of the Jaunt Journey all-electric (eVTOL) aircraft, allowing\nus to develop the most efficient, ultra-low noise aircraft for our customers in\nthe urban air mobility market as well as cargo, medevac, and close air support\nmilitary aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leading the Penn State University team is Professor Kenneth\nBrentner, an internationally renowned expert in aeroacoustics and rotorcraft\nnoise. Dr. Brentner will be assisted by Mr. Dan Wachspress of CDI, the chief\ndeveloper of CDI\u2019s CHARM comprehensive rotorcraft analysis used throughout the\neVTOL industry. Dr. Brentner stated that, “For this research, we will use\nCDI\u2019s CHARM software coupled with our PSU-WOPWOP and PSU flight simulation\nsoftware to model the Jaunt test vehicle. This noise prediction system was\nvalidated through comparison with NASA acoustic flight tests of six medium to\nlightweight helicopters in steady and maneuvering flight conditions.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are\nhighly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage\nin Federal Research\/Research and Development (R\/R&D) with the potential for\ncommercialization. Through a competitive awards-based program, STTR enables\nsmall businesses to explore their technological potential and provide the\nincentive to profit from its commercialization. Central to the STTR program is the\npartnership between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions. STTR\nis to bridge the gap between basic science and the commercialization of\nresulting innovations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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