Approximate altitude transitions for high-speed aircraft

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 561-566

  Ardema, M D ^a   Bowles, J V ^b   Terjesen, E J ^a,b   Whittaker, T ^c  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Sterling Software   (United States)

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EID: 85003354987     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.21423     Document Type: Article

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