Special issue on advances in rotorcraft research and technology

Kurzfassung

Rotorcraft technology is living in a moment of intensive development. Alongside traditional disciplines - aeroacoustics, aerodynamics, dynamics, flight dynamics, human factors, structures and materials, to name a few, other aspects are emerging. Uncrewed air vehicles and their autonomous operation, automation in support of crewed ones, crew management and coordination, special operations with a particular focus on those on ship decks, and lots, lots of interdisciplinarity surfaced as the topics most addressed in the papers selected for this issue. All selected papers have been extensively edited by the authors and peer-reviewed according to the standards of the CEAS Aeronautical Journal.