Rotor performance of a UH-60 rotor system in the NASA Ames 80- by 120-foot wind tunnel

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-413

  Shinoda, Patrick M ^a   Yeo, Hyeonsoo ^b   Norman, Thomas R ^b  

^a US Army AMRDEC Development   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GROUND EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND TUNNELS;

ANALYTICAL MODELING; FLIGHT TEST; ROTOR SYSTEM;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 8644240991     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/jahs.49.401     Document Type: Article

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