Specific aspects in the preliminary design process for small Rotorcraft UAVs

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn II, Issue , 2006, Pages 886-897

  Boer, Jan Floris ^a   Preatoni, Marzio Luigi ^b   Saggiani, Gian Marco ^c  

^a NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORY NLR   (Netherlands)

^b LEONARDO S P A   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIGURATION SOLUTION; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; MISSION REQUIREMENTS; NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORIES; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; PRELIMINARY DESIGN PROCESS; SAFETY REQUIREMENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION;

AIRCRAFT; DESIGN; HELICOPTER ROTORS; ROTORS;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84884318791     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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