An investigation of leading edge control surface divergence and its experimental prediction

44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Ivanco, Thomas G ^a   Heeg, Jennifer ^a   Rivera Jr , José A ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FLEXIBLE WINGS; FORECASTING; NASA; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; WIND STRESS; WIND TUNNELS;

ACTIVE AEROELASTIC WINGS; DIVERGENCE PROBLEMS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; STATIC EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS; TRANSONIC DYNAMICS TUNNELS; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

CONTROL SURFACES;

EID: 85088722178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-1960     Document Type: Conference Paper

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