Aerodynamic design of micro air vehicles for vertical flight

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1715-1724

  Shkarayev, Sergey ^a,c   Moschetta, Jean Marc ^b,c   Bataille, Boris ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE ET DE L'ESPACE   (France)

^c Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT LANDING; DRAG; EFFICIENCY; PROPULSION; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK); VTOL/STOL AIRCRAFT; WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

AERODYNAMIC DESIGNS; HOT WIRE MEASUREMENTS; PROPULSION SYSTEM; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; VELOCITY PROFILES; VERTICAL FLIGHT; VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS; WIND-TUNNEL TESTING;

MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV);

EID: 54549107792     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.35573     Document Type: Article

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