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The Vertical Flight Society presents the Paper of the Month!

The September Paper of the Month is now available – free for members: Helicopter Rotor Boundary Layer Transition Measurement in Forward Flight using an Infrared Camera by Anthony Gardner of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). This paper was selected for the prestigious Alfred Gessow Award as the best overall technical paper at the 75th Annual Forum and Technology Display in May 2019..

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