Dynamic blade shape for improved helicopter rotor performance

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 0320081-03200811

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

^a Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

DYNAMICS; SPEED;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 77956149022     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/JAHS.55.032008     Document Type: Article

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