Journal of the American Helicopter Society
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The Journal of the AHS is the world's only scientific journal dedicated to vertical flight technology. It is a peer-reviewed technical journal published quarterly by The Vertical Flight Society and presents innovative papers covering the state-of-the-art in all disciplines of VTOL design, research and development. (Please note that VFS members receive significant discounts on articles and subscriptions.)
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Publisher: Vertical Flight Society
270 Issues
and
16 fast track articles
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(most recent: May 12, 2023)
- Volume 68
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- Volume 67
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- Volume 66
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- Volume 65
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- Volume 64
- Number 4, October 2019
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- Volume 63
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- Volume 62
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- Volume 61
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- Volume 60
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- Volume 48
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- Volume 47
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- Volume 46
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- Volume 44
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- Volume 43
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- Volume 42
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- Volume 41
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- Volume 40
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- Volume 39
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- Volume 38
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- Volume 37
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- Volume 36
- Number 4, 1 October 1991
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- Volume 35
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- Volume 34
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- Volume 33
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- Volume 32
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- Volume 31
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- Volume 30
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- Volume 29
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- Volume 28
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- Volume 27
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- Volume 26
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- Volume 25
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- Volume 24
- Number 4, 1 October 1979
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- Volume 23
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- Volume 22
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- Volume 21
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- Volume 20
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- Volume 19
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- Volume 18
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- Volume 17
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- Volume 16
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- Volume 15
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- Volume 14
- Number 4, 1 October 1969
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- Volume 13
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- Volume 12
- Number 4, 1 October 1967
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- Volume 11
- Number 4, 1 October 1966
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- Volume 10
- Number 4, 1 October 1965
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- Volume 9
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- Volume 8
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- Volume 1
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