Dynamic blade shape for improved helicopter rotor performance

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 677-688

  Kang, Hao ^a   Saberi, Hossein ^a   Gandhi, Farhan ^b  

^a Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Inc   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADE SHAPES; FORWARD SPEED; LOAD CAPABILITY; LOW LEVEL; MAXIMUM SPEED; MORPHING; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; ROTOR PERFORMANCE; VARIABLE ROTOR SPEED;

AIRCRAFT; DYNAMICS; SPEED;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 70449111581     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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