Investigation of rotor performance and loads of a UH-60A individual blade control system

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1545-1566

  Yeo, Hyeonsoo ^a   Romander, Ethan A ^a   Norman, Thomas R ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLED ANALYSIS; GENERAL TRENDS; HUB LOADS; INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL; PITCH LINKS; ROTOR PERFORMANCE; ROTOR POWER; WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS;

ACTUATORS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; LIFT DRAG RATIO; MILITARY HELICOPTERS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 84884409522     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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