Aerodynamic design of a MALE UAV

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2016, Pages 127-138

  Panagiotou, P ^a   Kaparos, P ^a   Salpingidou, C ^a   Yakinthos, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic design; CFD; Conceptual design; Preliminary design; UAV

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANTENNAS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AERODYNAMIC DESIGNS; ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; MEDIUM ALTITUDE LONG ENDURANCES; MISSION REQUIREMENTS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; PRELIMINARY DESIGN PHASE; STABILITY AND CONTROL;

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY;

EID: 84954323849     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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