Longitudinal equilibrium solutions for a towed aircraft and tow cable

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Norris, Stephen R ^a   Andrisani II, Dominick ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; CABLES; CARGO AIRCRAFT; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; NASA; NUMERICAL METHODS;

AERODYNAMIC DATABASE; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CORRECTION FACTORS; EQUILIBRIUM SOLUTIONS; GRAVITATIONAL LOADS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL INTEGRATIONS;

SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

EID: 85087603660     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-4254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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