Oscillating turntable for the measurement of unsteady aerodynamic phenomena

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 181-188

  Piatak, David J ^a   Cleckner, Craig S ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); OSCILLATIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; UNSTEADY FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

OSCILLATING TURNTABLES;

TRANSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037228558     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3073     Document Type: Article

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