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Whirl flutter and the development of the NASA X-57 Maxwell

Heeg et al., 2019

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233904159000487086
Author
Heeg J
Stanford B
Kreshock A
Shen J
Hoover C
Truax R
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International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics (IFASD 2019)

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The X-57 Maxwell is NASA's all-electric demonstration vehicle. The primary demonstration objective of this flight test program is to show a factor of five reduction in energy consumption. The vehicle includes two large wing tip propellers designed to provide propul …
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