Wind tunnel analysis of a morphing swept wing tailless aircraft

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 946-959

  Guiler, Richard ^a,b   Huebsch, Wade ^a,b,c  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; DATA REDUCTION; MACHINE DESIGN; WINGS;

CRUISE CONFIGURATION; TAILLESS AIRCRAFT; YAW CONTROL;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 28844434679     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-4981     Document Type: Conference Paper

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