A multi-disciplinary assessment of morphing aircraft technology applied to tactical cruise missile configurations

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 2367-2377

  Takahashi, T T ^a,b   Spall, R J ^a,c   Turner, D C ^a,d   Otto, J C ^a,e   O'Hagan, P ^a,f  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^b Aeromechanics Design Department   (United States)

^c Aerodynamics Section   (Netherlands)

^d Aeromechanics Design Department

^e Aeromechanics Design Department

^f Systems Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE ADVANCED PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA); MORPHING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES (MAS); SUBSONIC-CRUISE MISSILES; WING ASPECT RATIO;

AERODYNAMICS; ASPECT RATIO; AVIONICS; BOOSTERS (ROCKET); DRAG; MISSILES; MOTORS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPEED CONTROL; VELOCITY CONTROL; WIND EFFECTS;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 16244405894     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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