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Design of a controller for a highly coupled VSTOL aircraft. / Bennett, D.; Burge, S. E.; Bradshaw, A.
In: Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, Vol. 21, No. 2-3, 1999, p. 63-75.

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Bennett, D, Burge, SE & Bradshaw, A 1999, 'Design of a controller for a highly coupled VSTOL aircraft.', Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, vol. 21, no. 2-3, pp. 63-75. https://doi.org/10.1177/014233129902100203

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Bennett, D., Burge, S. E., & Bradshaw, A. (1999). Design of a controller for a highly coupled VSTOL aircraft. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 21(2-3), 63-75. https://doi.org/10.1177/014233129902100203

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Bennett D, Burge SE, Bradshaw A. Design of a controller for a highly coupled VSTOL aircraft. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control. 1999;21(2-3):63-75. doi: 10.1177/014233129902100203

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Bennett, D. ; Burge, S. E. ; Bradshaw, A. / Design of a controller for a highly coupled VSTOL aircraft. In: Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control. 1999 ; Vol. 21, No. 2-3. pp. 63-75.

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