Effect of camber on the aerodynamics of adaptive-wing micro air vehicles

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1537-1542

  Null, W ^a,b,c   Shkarayev, S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

AIR VEHICLES; ANGLES OF ATTACK; LIFT-TO-DRAG RATIO; PITCHING MOMENTS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 29544432863     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.12401     Document Type: Article

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