Rotorcraft BVI noise reduction by attitude modification

5th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Abelló, Juan C ^a,b   George, Albert R ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; CONVERTIBLE HELICOPTERS; NOISE ABATEMENT; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

ATTITUDE MODIFICATION; BLADE VORTEX INTERACTION; BLADE-VORTEX INTERACTION NOISE; FLIGHT PARAMETERS; GENERAL TRENDS; LONGITUDINAL FORCE; MODIFYING FACTORS; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL;

AEROACOUSTICS;

EID: 84982318615     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-1931     Document Type: Conference Paper

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