Analytical studies on static aeroelastic behavior of forward-swept composite wing structures

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 151-157

  Librescu, Liviu ^a,b   Thangjitham, Surot ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

AEROLASTIC GOVERNING EQUATIONS; FORWARD SWEPT COMPOSITE WINGS; NORMALIZED ELASTIC LIFT DISTRIBUTION; STATIC AEROLASTIC BEHAVIOR;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0026103397     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.46004     Document Type: Article

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