Design evaluation of model and full-scale flexible matrix composites tiltrotor blades with extension-twist coupling

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn II, Issue , 2006, Pages 1458-1467

  Nampy, Sreenivas N ^a   Smith, Edward C ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCE COMPOSITES; AEROELASTIC TAILORING; CARBON EPOXY MATERIALS; FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE; STIFFNESS PARAMETERS; STIFFNESS PROPERTIES; STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS; TILT-ROTOR AIRCRAFTS;

STIFFNESS;

DESIGN;

EID: 84884330642     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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