Miniature trailing-edge effectors for rotorcraft performance enhancement

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-158

  Kinzel, Michael P ^a   Maughmer, Mark D ^a   Lesieutre, George A ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS; NOISE ABATEMENT; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SCHEDULING; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; UNSTEADY FLOW; VIBRATION CONTROL;

OPTIMAL SCHEDULING; ROTORCRAFT; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 34249849633     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/JAHS.52.146     Document Type: Article

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