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AVID Design Key Contribution Enables NASA PAV Fan Success

PRESS RELEASE, November 9, 2007

November 9, 2007 - With design expertise and assistance of AVID LLC; Munro & Associates successfully demonstrated their latest ducted fan at the summer EAA AirVenture Air Show in Oshkosh, WI. Munro tasked AeroComposites, Inc. (ACI) with developing a composite structure ducted-propeller for the NASA PAV fan. ACI partnered with AVID LLC experts for aerodynamic design assistance to ensure delivery on NASA's next generation personal air vehicle design goals of high performance, efficiency and low noise levels.

AVID LLC's innovative aerodynamic design of the blades enabled its partners to produce a viable fan for NASA's requirements.

“We used our multi-disciplinary design optimization process combined with analysis tools that we have validated against multiple projects to deliver a feasible fan to ACI,” said Samuel B. Wilson III, President, AVID. “AVID continues to be proud of its role played in the design of this fan as well as other emergent technologies that will benefit the aerospace and aircraft industries.”

For more information on the design goals, fan geometries studied, or AVID trade studies performed, please contact AVID LLC at .

AVID LLC provides aircraft design consulting services and produces several aircraft design and analysis software tools. Providing aerodynamic design expertise and software support, AVID LLC serves military and commercial sectors. Current projects focus on unconventional concepts, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), manned aircraft, fan blades and wind turbines. Founded in 2001, AVID LLC has offices in Blacksburg and Yorktown, Virginia. Customers include Honeywell, Boeing, AAI, DARPA, NASA, DRS, Orbital, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Air Force.

Software design tools include AVID OAV for modeling and simulation of ducted fan vehicles, AVID ACS for modeling and simulation of fixed wing vehicles, AVID PAGE for rapid geometry definition, and AVID SPOT for evaluating sensor and aircraft performance.

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ACI Company Site: www.aci.com
Munro Release: http://www.leandesign.com/news_4000.html

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