Performance and design investigation of heavy lift tilt-rotor with aerodynamic interference effects

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1231-1239

  Yeo, Hyeonsoo ^a,b   Johnson, Wayne ^a,c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

^c Aeromechanics Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DRAG; AIRCRAFT; LIFT; LIFT DRAG RATIO; WINGS;

AERODYNAMIC INTERFERENCE; AERODYNAMIC INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE; CRUISE PERFORMANCE; DESIGN PARAMETERS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PERFORMANCE CALCULATION; QUAD TILT ROTOR;

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 73349088097     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.40102     Document Type: Article

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