Aerodynamic analysis of a multi-mission short-shrouded coaxial UAV: Part I - Hovering flight

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Thipyopas, Chinnapat ^a   Barènes, Roger ^a   Moschetta, Jean Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; AERODYNAMIC INTERACTIONS; HOVERING FLIGHTS; MECHANICAL INPUT POWER; POWER EFFICIENCY; STATIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS; SUCTION EFFECTS; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

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EID: 77957809159     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-6243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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