Design and testing of a pneumatic telescopic wing for unmanned aerial vehicles

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1088-1099

  Samuel, Julie Blondeau ^a   Pines, Darryll ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRUCTURAL LOADS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

AIRFOIL GEOMETRY; PNEUMATIC TELESCOPIC WINGS; TELESCOPIC SPAR;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34548333558     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.22205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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