Maryland's hover tower is 25-ft. high and supports hover testing of helicopter rotor, tiltrotor, and propellers.
Features:
- The helicopter rotor is four-bladed with articulated and hingeless hubs
- The tiltrotor is three-bladed with gimballed and hingeless hubs
- Other hub types for propellers and ducted fans can be constructed and installed as needed for research
- The rigs are powered by a 60 hp hydraulic motor (helicopter), a 20 hp electric motor (tiltrotor), driven by a 400-V certified power supply system, pump and liquid cooling
Laboratory facilities include:
- Adjacent laboratory to assemble, instrument, and component test models
- Stainless steel safety net
- Overhead crane
- High speed camera for track and balance
- Dedicated data acquisition system