Forum 74
Phoenix, Arizona, USA | May 14-17, 2018
Held May 14-17 2018 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, AHS's 74th Annual Forum and Technology Display featured more than 250 technical paper presentations, as well as nearly 50 invited VIP presentations, from civil and military experts and leaders. The presentations covered all aspects of vertical flight and related technologies. Highlights included talks by executives of the world’s leading rotorcraft manufacturers and military leaders from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy/Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Command.
Forum 74 had a strong emphasis on the emerging electric-powered VTOL aircraft (eVTOL) industry and included a full day of sessions on eVTOL technology on Thursday, May 17. In addition, the Vertical Flight Society held a “Short Course on Electric VTOL Technology” given by leading technical experts in VTOL and electric power.
At the Society’s 74th Annual Grand Awards Banquet, more than 20 individual and group awards were presented to recognize the vertical flight community’s greatest accomplishments. At the Banquet, the Society presented 25 scholarships totaling $90,000 as part of its educational mission; in addition, some 75 student volunteers attended the forum at no charge to assist in administering the technical conference.
Proceedings and Materials
Forum Proceedings Collections (downloads & CDs)Alfred Gessow Best Paper of Forum 74
Best Papers
Estimating Helicopter Noise Abatement Information with Machine Learning
A Truly Biomimetic Hover-Capable Flapping Wing Robot
Unsteady Boundary Layer Transition Measurements on a Rotor in Forward Flight
Heuristic Discovery of Improved Rotor Designs
Avoiding Obstacles during Approach: DVE-Mitigation Flight Trials and Beyond
ARSAD: An Augmented-Reality Spatial Auditory Display for Obstacle Avoidance during all Phases of Flight
Automated Operational Modal Identification of a Rotor Blade
Rotary Inspection Tracking System
Piloted Simulation Evaluation of Tracking MTEs for the Assessment of High-Speed Handling Qualities
Utilization of Factory Physics in Reducing Span and Variation in Production
Full-Envelope Stitched Simulation Model of a Quadcopter Using STITCH
Development of Powered-Lift Airworthiness Standards as Applied to the AW609 Tiltrotor Certification Basis
Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator Fuselage Proof Test
Experimental Evaluation of Multi-rotor UAV Operation under Icing Conditions
A System for Autonomous Rotorcraft Dual-Lift Flight Research
Image Galleries
Tour of the Boeing Vertical Lift facilities in Mesa, Arizona on Friday, May 18, 2018, after Forum 74
The 74th Annual Grand Awards Banquet was held at the Phoenix Convention Center on May 16, 2018.
Vertical Flight Foundation (VFF) Reception before the 74th Annual Grand Awards Banquet at Forum 74, May 16, 2018, Phoenix, Arizona. VFS photos by Kenneth Krehbiel. CC BY-SA 3.0
The Sikorsky Exhibit Hall Reception was held Tuesday evening, May 15, 2018, after the first day of technical presentations of Forum 74 at the Phoenix Convention Center.
The 6th Annual Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) Student Challenge was held on Monday, May 14, 2018 as part of the 74th Annual Forum & Technology Display, at the Phoenix Convention Center (see www.vtol.org/MAV). Two short courses were also held that day: one on electric VTOL aircraft and one on rotorcraft simulation.
Forum 74 Opening General Session, Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Forum 74 included a record 41 technical paper sessions for 251 papers, two short courses and more than 40 invited talks and panel presentations.
