Design and wind tunnel tests of a tiltwing UAV

CEAS Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 69-79

  Holsten, J ^a   Ostermann, T ^a   Moormann, D ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aircraft design; Tiltwing; Transition phase; UAV; Wind tunnel tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881541027     PISSN: 18695582     EISSN: 18695590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13272-011-0026-4     Document Type: Article

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