Design optimization for improved tiltrotor whirl flutter stability

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-89

  Hathaway, Eric L ^a   Gandhi, Farhan ^b  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; HELICOPTERS; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

FLUTTER SPEED; FLUTTER STABILITY; PITCH BEARING; TILTROTOR WHIRL FLUTTER;

FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS);

EID: 34249827575     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/JAHS.52.79     Document Type: Article

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