The agency is looking for a plane that can launch from ship flight decks and small austere land locations.
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has begun a program called the AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY X-Plane, nicknamed ANCILLARY, that aims to develop and flight demonstrate technologies required for the production of a vertical takeoff and landing , low-weight, high-payload, and long-endurance aircraft.
“ANCILLARY plans to use a multi-disciplinary approach that will bring together developments in advanced control theory, aerodynamic modeling, and advanced propulsion to solve a combination of challenging design objectives,” said Komadina. In June of 2021, the US Air Force announced its opening for submissions from other companies as entrants into a novel High-Speed VTOL challenge. This saw the introduction of submissions that saw heavy testing in runway-free service and flexible operations workflow.One of the most popular entries was a helicopter called the Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk, but it could only fly up to 193 knots , since it was equipped with a retreating blade stall.
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