A one-year, flow-control airfoil design and analysis effort is proposed that comprises a collaboration between airfoils, incorporated and the U.S. Government. The three tasks to be performed, as…

This is a one-year, $99,559.66 cooperative agreement awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Airfoils Inc., a for-profit S-corporation. The contract is for a flow-control airfoil design and analysis effort, with three key tasks: 1) Airfoils Inc. will participate in a design review and provide recommendations on the government's F3 airfoil design; 2) Airfoils Inc. will collaborate with the government to refine the model-scale F3 airfoil, with shared rights for military/government use; and 3) Airfoils Inc. will develop a strategy for extending the model-scale airfoil to a full-scale SM421 airfoil, also with shared rights. The contract is not set aside, and there are no major subcontractors mentioned. This effort is part of the agency's broader "Model and Full Scale Flow Control Airfoil Design" program, focusing on advancing airfoil technologies for military and government applications.

A one-year, flow-control airfoil design and analysis effort is proposed that comprises a collaboration between airfoils, incorporated and the U.S. Government. The three tasks to be performed, as outlined in the draft statement of work are: 1. Airfoils, incorporated will participate in an on-site design review within 14 days of contract award and serve as outside experts in the peer review of the U.S. Government F3 design. The one-day review will cover materials supplied beforehand to airfoils, incorporated. A letter report will be provided within four weeks of contract award detailing the review of the U.S. Government effort to date along with recommendations concerning the design and the flow-control strategy. The U.S. Government will have sole ownership of the report and control its distribution. 2. Airfoils, incorporated will collaborate with U.S. Government personnel to refine the U.S. Government designed model-scale F3 airfoil, focusing on hover. The study will include a review and discussion of the model-scale airfoil, the flow-control strategy, and off-design cases. Airfoils, incorporated personnel will attend a demonstration of the benchtop hardware that has been developed to date. A letter report describing the results of the collaboration will be provided within eight weeks of contract award. The U.S. Government and airfoils, incorporated will have shared rights to use the refined, model-scale airfoil without cost for U.S. Military or U.S. Government research-and-development aircraft and projects. Distribution of the airfoil beyond these two parties will require the approval of both parties. The U.S. Government will control distribution of the report. 3. Airfoils, incorporated will collaborate with U.S. Government personnel to develop a strategy for full-scale rotor design, extending the model-scale airfoil to full-scale. The study will cover both hover and forward flight to establish design conditions and may include configuration-specific design considerations, review of test data, and interaction with industry rotor-blade designers. The resulting airfoil will be designated the SM421. A formal report describing the airfoil design will be provided within one year of contract award. The U.S. Government and airfoils, incorporated will have shared rights to use the SM421 airfoil without cost for U.S. Military or U.S. Government research-and-development aircraft and projects. Distribution of the airfoil beyond these two parties will require the approval of both parties. Airfoils, incorporated may license the airfoil to third parties for commercial use, subject to U.S. Government approval in each instance. The U.S. Government will control distribution of the report.