Aerodynamic evaluation of miniature trailing-edge effectors for active rotor control

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 615-625

  Matalanis, Claude G ^a   Wake, Brian E ^a   Opoku, Daniel ^a   Min, Byung Young ^b   Yeshala, Nandita ^b   Sankar, Lakshmi ^b  

^a UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 78149349191     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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