Experimental investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of flapping-wing micro air vehicles

41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Jones, Kevin D ^a   Platzer, Max F ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; FLOW SEPARATION; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV);

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; ENTRAINMENT EFFECTS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAPPING WING; FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLE; FLIGHT TEST; FLIGHT TESTING; LOW SPEED FLIGHT;

WINGS;

EID: 85085780274     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-418     Document Type: Conference Paper

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