Assessment of active controls for rotor performance enhancement

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn II, Issue , 2006, Pages 934-952

  Yeo, Hyeonsoo ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL; LEADING EDGE SLATS; LIFT-TO-DRAG RATIO; ROTOR PERFORMANCE; TRAILING EDGE FLAPS; VARIABLE DROOP LEADING EDGES;

DRAG; LIFT DRAG RATIO;

LOADING;

EID: 84884317913     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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