Overview of RCAS and application to advanced rotorcraft problems

AHS International 4th Decennial Specialists' Conference on Aeromechanics

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 741-781

  Saberi, Hossein ^a   Khoshlahjeh, Maryam ^a   Ormiston, Robert A ^b   Rutkowski, Michael J ^b  

^a Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Inc   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROFLIGHTDYNAMICS; AEROMECHANICS; ROTORCRAFT COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS SYSTEM (RCAS); ROTORCRAFTS;

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; STABILITY; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 2942577652     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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