Research Summaries

Back Experimental Investigation of Flapping-Wing Propulsion for High Speed Vessels

Fiscal Year 2007
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Investigator(s) Jones, Kevin D.
Sponsor Naval Surface Warfare Center-Carderock Division (Navy)
Summary Design, build and evaluate a sub-scale model of an HSV-class catamaran ship using flapping-wings for propulsion in place of the usual water jets.
Keywords Flapping Wing Propulsion
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