USAF Awards Jetoptera Phase II STTR contract

EDMONDS, Wash., May 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The USAF has awarded Jetoptera, Inc. a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) contract. Jetoptera will perform a wind tunnel testing campaign of a concept High-Speed Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft that the company has refined after examining the results of recently collected test data. The Upper Surface Blown Wing (USB) equipped powered high-lift model to be built and tested under the newly awarded contract will model the operation of Jetoptera’s “3-in-1” Adaptive Fluidic Propulsive System (FPS™). The patent pending system enables an aircraft to take off vertically and transition smoothly to wingborne flight using FPS™ +USB powered by a turbocompressor, then accelerate the aircraft to jet speeds in a third mode using the compressor as turbofan. Jetoptera will use the experimental data collected to refine the ongoing design through dimensional analysis, using flow similarity principles and experimental validation of the integration of the Adaptive FPS™ to the VTOL capable airframe. This award builds upon the success of two previous Phase I STTR contract awards as well as a Direct to Phase II SBIR contract award from the USAF. Lift and thrust augmentation will now be directly measured using a subscale aircraft model that integrates FPS™ and USB elements.