Design and analysis of trailing-edge flaps and servotabs for primary control

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1366-1375

  Falls, Jaye ^a   Datta, Anubhav ^a   Chopra, Inderjit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROELASTIC STABILITY; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL; POWER REQUIREMENT; STABILITY ANALYSIS; SWASHPLATELESS ROTOR; TRAILING EDGE FLAP (TEF); TRAILING EDGE FLAPS;

DRAG; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; STIFFNESS;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL;

EID: 84884409512     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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