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V/STOL aerodynamics: A review of the technology

Hickey, 1974

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14625419949163673950
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Hickey D
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AGARD Conference Proceedings

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After 20 years of research, the western world has one operational V/STOL aircraft and that Is a military aircraft. An examination of the technical reasons for this failure to convert research results to hardware Indicates that the penalties for V/STOL capability are still too large for …
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    • B64C29/0016—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers
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