Aerodynamic database issues for modeling close formation flight

1999 Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 317-327

  Myatt, James H ^a   Blake, William B ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DRAG; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; TRACKING (POSITION);

AERODYNAMIC DATABASE; AERODYNAMIC FORCES; FORMATION FLIGHT;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 84941929128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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