A water tunnel investigation of a small scale rotor operating in the vortex ring state

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === Motivation to expand the understanding of a helicopter rotor descending into the vortex ring state (VRS) stems from the aircraft mishaps that have plagued the helicopter community. The V-22 has become the most recent victim of encounters wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rumsey, Charles B.
Other Authors: Wood, E. Roberts
Format: Others
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/915