Computational analysis of air-to-air refueling

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1432-1440

  Jackson, Dwayne K J ^a,b,c   Tyler, Charles ^a,b,c   Blake, William B ^a,b,c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Air Vehicles Directorate   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; JETS; VORTEX FLOW;

AERIAL REFUELING; FLIGHT TEST; LEARJET; PITCH ATTITUDE MEASUREMENTS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 35648940237     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-4289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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