The effect of tip geometry on active-twist rotor response

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 137-148

  Wilbur, Matthew L ^a   Sekula, Martin K ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE-TWIST ROTOR SYSTEM; RECTANGULAR PLANFORM BLADE; TIP SHAPE PARAMETERS;

NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; ROTORS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 33644688283     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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