Longitudinal dynamics of a perching aircraft

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1386-1392

  Wickenheiser, Adam M ^a,b,c   Garcia, Ephrahim ^a,b,c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; MANEUVERABILITY;

AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FLIGHT VEHICLE; PERCHING;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 33750800830     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.20197     Document Type: Article

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