Comparison of Predicted and Measured Formation Flight Interference Effects

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-207

  Blake, William B ^a   Gingras, David R ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Bihrle Applied Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; DRAG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

DRAG COEFFICIENTS; DRAG REDUCTIONS; FLIGHT INTERFERENCE; ROLLING MOMENTS;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 2342567057     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.9278     Document Type: Article

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