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Title

Wind tunnel tests of hovering propellers in the transition state of Quad-Plane

Journal title

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences

Yearbook

2021

Volume

69

Issue

6

Authors

Pobikrowska, Katarzyna ; Goetzendorf-Grabowski, Tomasz

Affiliation

Pobikrowska, Katarzyna : Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Nowowiejska 24, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland ; Goetzendorf-Grabowski, Tomasz : Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Nowowiejska 24, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland

Keywords

wind tunnel ; propeller ; VTOL ; hybrid UAV ; aerodynamics ; propulsion

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

e138821

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Date

16.09.2021

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.138821
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