Comparison of induced velocity models for helicopter flight mechanics

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 623-629

  Brown, R E ^a,c   Houston, S S ^b,c,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Aeronautics ^*

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFRAMES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

DYNAMIC INFLOW MODEL; RIGID BLADE ROTOR FUSELAGE MODEL; ROTOR INDUCED VELOCITY; ROTORCRAFT; VORTICITY TRANSPORT EQUATION; WAKE MODEL;

HELICOPTERS;

EID: 0034225302     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2644     Document Type: Article

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