Analysis and optimisation of a MALE UAV loaded structure

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-131

  G adomski, Jacek ^a   Hernik, Bogdan ^a   Goraj, Zdobyslaw ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Aircraft industry

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; AIRCRAFT; CARBON FIBERS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); OPTIMIZATION;

AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES; UNMANNED AVIATION;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 33645453549     PISSN: 00022667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17488840610653423     Document Type: Article

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