Using Avian morphology to enhance aircraft maneuverability

Collection of Technical Papers - 2006 Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1328-1344

  Abdulrahim, Mujahid ^a,b   Lind, Rick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b 231 MAE A Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN MORPHOLOGY; ENDURANCE LOITERING; TRANSIENT MORPHING; WING CONFIGURATIONS;

AERODYNAMICS; DURABILITY; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; OPTICAL SENSORS; WINGS;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 33751398695     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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