Optimal short takeoff of tiltrotor aircraft in one engine failure

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 280-289

  Carlson, Eric B ^a,c   Zhao, Yiyuan J ^b,d,e  

^a BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Aerodynamics   (United States)

^d Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics ^*

^e AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); JET ENGINES; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ENGINE FAILURE; FLIGHT PATHS; TILTROTOR FLIGHTS;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0242373643     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2925     Document Type: Article

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