Impact of airfoils on aerodynamic optimization of heavy lift rotorcraft

American Helicopter Society, AHS Vertical Lift Design Conference

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 111-121

  Acree Jr , C W ^a   Martin, Preston B ^b   Romander, Ethan A ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b US Army AMRDEC Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY AEROFLIGHTDYNAMICS DIRECTORATE (AFDD); LARGE CIVIL TILT ROTOR (LCTR); ROTOR AIRFOILS;

AERODYNAMICS; LIFT; OPTIMIZATION; ROTORS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 33646577818     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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