Prediction of tiltrotor vibratory loads with inclusion of wing-proprotor aerodynamic interaction

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-79

  Gennaretti, Massimo ^a,b   Colella, Marco Molica ^a,b   Bemardini, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROELASTICITY; CONVERTIBLE HELICOPTERS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; VORTEX FLOW; WINGS;

AERODYNAMIC INTERACTIONS; BODY VORTICES; BOUNDARY INTEGRAL FORMULATIONS; HARMONIC BALANCE APPROACH; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODOLOGIES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPERATING CONDITION;

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS;

EID: 75749109421     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.41825     Document Type: Article

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