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9 - Wings and Wakes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2013

Wayne Johnson
Wayne Johnson
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Aeromechanics Branch of NASA Ames Research Center
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Rotorcraft Aeromechanics , pp. 303 - 365
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2013

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  • Wings and Wakes
  • Wayne Johnson
  • Book: Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
  • Online publication: 05 May 2013
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139235655.010
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  • Wings and Wakes
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  • Book: Rotorcraft Aeromechanics
  • Online publication: 05 May 2013
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139235655.010
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