The X-53 a summary of the Active Aeroelastic Wing flight research program

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1807-1829

  Pendleton, Ed ^a   Flick, Pete ^a   Paul, Donald ^a,f   Voracek, Dave ^b,e,f   Reichenbach, Eric ^c,f   Griffin, Kenneth ^d,f  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e AAW ^*

^f AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WINGS;

AEROELASTIC WINGS; FLIGHT CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS; FLIGHT RESEARCH PROGRAM;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 34547527879     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-1855     Document Type: Conference Paper

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