Wake-vortex induced wind with turbulence in aerial refueling - Part B: Model and simulation validation

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Dogan, Atilla ^a   Lewis, Timothy A ^a   Blake, William ^b  

^a University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL REFUELING; AUTOMATED AERIAL REFUELING; DYNAMIC SIMULATION; FLIGHT CONTROLLERS; FLIGHT DATA; MODEL AND SIMULATION; PREVAILING WINDS; SIMULATION RESULT; TEST FLIGHTS; TURBULENCE MODELING; WAKE VORTEX;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; MECHANICS; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; TANKERS (SHIPS); TURBULENCE MODELS; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES; WIND EFFECTS;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 78651253180     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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