Numerical analysis of unsteady vortical flows generated by a rotorcraft operating on ground: A first assessment of helicopter brownout

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 1854-1877

  D'Andrea, Andrea ^a  

^a Aerodynamics Dept   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; AGUSTA WESTLAND; ANECDOTAL EVIDENCES; COUNTER ROTATING; DUAL-ROTOR SYSTEM; FLIGHT OPERATION; FLIGHT REGIME; GROUND DEBRIS; LATERAL DRIFTS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL TOOLS; PHYSICS-BASED; RECIRCULATION ZONES; RECIRCULATIONS; ROTOR DISKS; ROTOR HELICOPTERS; SAND CLOUDS; SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; TILT ROTOR; TOTAL LOSS; VORTEX STRUCTURES; VORTICAL FLOWS;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; DEBRIS; DUST; HELICOPTER SERVICES; MILITARY OPERATIONS; SNOW; VORTEX FLOW;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 70350514989     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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