Modeling of the receiver aircraft in air-to-air refueling

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 393-396

  Bloy, A W ^a   Khan, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES; WIND EFFECTS;

RECEIVER AIRCRAFT; REFUELING; TANKER AIRCRAFT; TANKER WAKE;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0035273051     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2775     Document Type: Article

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