Modelling of the hose and drogue in air-to-air refuelling

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 1055, 2002, Pages 17-26

  Bloy, A W ^a   Khan, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; HOSE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; VECTORS;

AIR-TO-AIR REFUELING; DRAG COEFFICIENT; DROGUE; FLIGHT SIMULATION;

AIRCRAFT FUELS;

EID: 10844281042     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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