Flight mechanics of a free-wing tilt-body aircraft

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1137, 2008, Pages 625-640

  Ro, K ^a   Kamman, J W ^a   Barlow, J B ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS; AERODYNAMICS; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; DYNAMIC MODELS; DYNAMICS; EMPENNAGES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; FREE FLIGHT; FUSELAGES; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; DYNAMIC EQUATIONS OF MOTION; EXPERIMENTAL AERODYNAMICS; GENERIC CONFIGURATION; NONLINEAR MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SHORT TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS; STABILITY AND CONTROL; VEHICLE CONFIGURATION;

FREEWING AIRCRAFT;

EID: 57749102663     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000002608     Document Type: Article

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