In recent times, the prime focus of the aviation industry has been to reduce operational costs and improve public mobility and access to air transportation. This has led to an increased research effort in rotorcraft development areas such as enhanced lifting capabilities, decreasing aircraft noise levels, and V/STOL aircraft. While experimentation and wind tunnel testing continue to be essential, CFD analysis has become indispensable in any aerospace research especially in initial design and prototype testing stages.
Sukra Helitek Inc. identifies the aerospace industry need for efficient and streamlined CFD products that can be used at various stages of research and development, starting from CAD-based geometry manipulation to simulation of actual flight formations and performace analysis. The goal of the company is to offer the aerospace industry high quality CFD tools that reduce design time and cost. In this light, Sukra Helitek develops and markets the product "RotCFD".