Performance and flowfield measurements on a 10-inch ducted rotor VTOL UAV

Annual Forum Proceedings - American Helicopter Society

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 88-107

  Martin, Preston ^a   Tung, Chee ^a,b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Aeromechanics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTORCRAFTS; UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING (VTOL) VEHICLES;

AIRCRAFT LANDING; AIRCRAFT PROPELLERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUCTED FAN ENGINES; FLOW VISUALIZATION; LIFT; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTORS; TAKEOFF; WIND TUNNELS;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 4143107877     PISSN: 07334249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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