The X-31 experience: Aerodynamic impediments to post-stale agility

33rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1995, Pages

  Alcorn, Charles W ^a   Croom, Mark A ^b   Francisf, Michael S ^c  

^a SRS Technologies   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC STALLING; AERODYNAMICS; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ANGLE OF ATTACK; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; MANEUVERABILITY;

AERODYNAMIC EFFECT; COMPLEX NATURE; DYNAMIC MANEUVERS; ENHANCED FIGHTER MANEUVERABILITIES; HIGH ANGLES OF ATTACK; RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; VEHICLE RESPONSE; VELOCITY VECTORS;

RESEARCH AIRCRAFT;

EID: 78649866632     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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