Rotor aerodynamics during maneuvering flight using a time-accurate free-vortex wake

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 143-158

  Bhagwat, Mahendra J ^a,b   Leishman, J Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MANEUVERABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROTORS; VORTEX FLOW;

FLIGHT PROBLEMS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0042265761     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/jahs.48.143     Document Type: Article

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