Modeling refinements in simple tiltrotor whirl flutter analyses

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 186-198

  Hathaway, Eric L ^a   Gandhi, Farhan S ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FREQUENCIES; TORSIONAL STRESS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

WHIRL FLUTTER ANALYSES;

ROTORS;

EID: 0041765120     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/jahs.48.186     Document Type: Article

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