Rotor and airfoil design for efficient rotary wing micro air vehicles

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 605-621

  Bohorquez, Felipe ^a   Pines, Darryll ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOIL DESIGN; BLADE TIP; CIRCULAR ARC; EDGE SHAPE; FIGURE OF MERITS; FIGURES OF MERITS; ROTARY WING; SHARP LEADING EDGES;

CAMBERS; FIXED WINGS;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 84883491912     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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