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Tiltwing Validation Test: Conceptual Design and Research Objectives

Siena K S Whiteside·Brandon L Litherland
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Research Objectives and Conceptual Design of the NASA RVLT Project Tiltwing Validation Test.

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Siena K S Whiteside, Brandon L Litherland. Tiltwing Validation Test: Conceptual Design and Research Objectives. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20240002905

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