Preliminary dynamic soaring research using a radio control glider

AIAA Paper

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 3525-3535

  Parle, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COORDINATE SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC SOARING; RADIO CONTROL GLIDERS; SHEAR LAYERS;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETERS; AVIATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GLIDERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPEED CONTROL; TRAJECTORIES; WINGS;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 2942700009     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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