An examination of selected problems in rotor blade structural mechanics and dynamics

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-119

  Hopkins, A Stewart ^a   Ormiston, Robert A ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; INSPECTION; KINEMATICS;

FLIGHT TEST; ROTORCRAFT BLADES; ROTORCRAFT COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS SYSTEM (RCAS);

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 33644644896     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/1.3092882     Document Type: Article

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