Analysis of helicopter blade-vortex interaction noise with flight path or attitude modification

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-137

  Munsky, Brian ^a   Gandhi, Farhan ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

ATTITUDE MODIFICATION; FLIGHT PATH MODIFICATION; HELICOPTER BLADE-VORTEX INTERACTION NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 19344369252     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/1.3092850     Document Type: Article

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