Semiempirical prediction of pitch damping moments for configurations with flares

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 150-158

  Moore, F G ^a   Hymer, T C ^b  

^a Aeroprediction Inc   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DAMPING; METHOD OF MOMENTS; NAVAL WARFARE; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

MACH NUMBERS; PITCH DAMPING;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035270299     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3688     Document Type: Article

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