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   Unsteady Aerodynamic Analysis of Wind Harvesting Aircraft
Judd A. Mehr, Eduardo J. Alvarez,  and Andrew Ning
AIAA 2020-2761
Session: Propeller/Rotorcraft/Wind Turbine Aerodynamics I
Published Online: 8 Jun 2020   https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-2761
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