The rotor wake in ground effect and its investigation in a wind tunnel

Rotorcraft operating in ground effect have been known to experience beneficial performance effects as well as operational difficulties during low speed forward flight. While these have been attributed to the formation of the ground induced wake, limited experimental investigations of the wake have b...

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Main Author: Nathan, Nita Darshini
Published: University of Glasgow 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.512094