Flow visualisation of the helicopter brown-out phenomenon

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1145, 2009, Pages 467-478

  Nathan, N D ^a   Green, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST; GROUND EFFECT; HELICOPTERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISUALIZATION;

DUST CLOUDS; FINE DUSTS; FLOW VISUALISATION; FORWARD SPEED; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 69549130886     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000003134     Document Type: Article

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