Modeling of a Tethered Testbed for a VTVL Vehicle

Figure 5

DLR’s experimental facility NEST (NEST Environment for Suspended flight Tests) for the vehicle EAGLE as an application for the modeling approach. The vehicle EAGLE is connected to the three ropes (visible in the red circles), which are attached to the top of the support structure. Three more ropes are used to limit the altitude. They are attached to the lower part of the support structure.