Almer D. Crim
naca-tn-3354
Dec 1954
A single-rotor helicopter and an airplane have been flown in formation in rough air for the purpose of measuring and comparing the responses of the aircraft to gusts. Rough-air flights were also made by the helicopter alone at several airspeeds over the same ground path.
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