The making of helicopter flying qualities: A requirements perspective

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 1018, 1998, Pages 409-437

  Padfield, Gareth D ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); HELICOPTERS; MANEUVERABILITY;

FLYING QUALITIES; INTEGRATED FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 0032184493     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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