William Warmbrodt, NASA chief of the Aeromechanics Branch at NASA Ames who nominated the AART team for the award, the urban air mobility aircraft designs typically have aerodynamic configurations that result in complex aerodynamic and acoustic conditions, such as wing and propeller interaction. “It was a challenging experience during uncertain times,” Bartow said.Īccording to Dr. William Bartow, test director for the AART entry in the AEDC NFAC 40- by 80-foot wind tunnel, said NFAC personnel who were members of the AART team, upon receiving word of the award, reacted with excitement and appreciation for both fellow team members and all who contributed to the test. Criteria to be considered for the award includes the quality of results and agency or multi-center level of impact on programs or operations, effective management of cost and schedule, customer satisfaction and success in responding to unforeseen crises. This certificate is awarded to any combination of government or non-government individuals for an outstanding group accomplishment that has contributed substantially to NASA’s mission. Their efforts did not go unnoticed and earned them high praise from one of the agencies they worked closely alongside during the program.Įarlier this year, AART team members learned the group was named a recipient of a NASA Group Achievement Award. However, the AART team members overcame the challenges they faced and managed to complete the testing in under a year. Later, it brought the test to a complete standstill. At first, the pandemic prompted significant adjustments in the AART team’s approach. Just as the team had gotten its bearings and the maiden test program got rolling, the global coronavirus outbreak escalated. The group was tasked with completing the first-ever urban air mobility rotor acoustic test program at NFAC, which is managed and operated by Arnold Engineering Development Complex and located at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. – It has been said that nothing worth doing is ever easy.Īnd things weren’t easy for the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Facility test team assigned to the Aerodynamic and Acoustic Rotoprop Test, or AART.
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