Rotors with trailing edge flaps: Analysis and comparison with experimental data

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 319-332

  Milgram, Judah ^a,c   Chopra, Inderjit ^a   Straub, Friedrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; CORRELATION METHODS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MOTION CONTROL; VIBRATION CONTROL; WIND TUNNELS;

ROTOR BLADE FLAPS; TRIM CONTROL;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0032184345     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/jahs.43.319     Document Type: Article

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