Experimental analysis of propeller interactions with a flexible wing micro air vehicle

Collection of Technical Papers - 36th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 2760-2773

  Gamble, Brian J ^a,b,c   Reeder, Mark F ^a,b,c  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR BEARING TABLES; MICRO AIR VEHICLES (MAY); PROPELLER SLIPSTREAMS; TORQUE CELLS;

AIRFRAMES; ANEMOMETERS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FUSELAGES; TORQUE; WIND TUNNELS;

PROPELLERS;

EID: 33845270623     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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