two or more aircraft flying together in a set pattern
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This paper introduces a multi-fidelity computational framework for the analysis of aerodynamic performance of flight formation.
Diwakar Singh, Antonios F. Antoniadis, Panagiotis Tsoutsanis, Hyo-Sang Shin, AntoniosTsourdos, Samuel Mathekga, Karl W. Jenkins 2018, 'A Multi-Fidelity Approach for Aerodynamic Performance Computations of Formation Flight',Aerospace (Basel)http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/5/2/66. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The theoretical results are illustrated by numerical results concerning the tracking performances of a flight formation with fading communication channel.
Adrian-Mihail Stoica 2012, 'Mixed H2/H∞ Performance Analysis and State-Feedback Control Design for Networked Systemswith Fading Communication Channels', Mathematical Problems in Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/291714. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)