Modeling ascent configurations of strained high-altitude balloons

AIAA Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1901-1910

  Baginski, Frank ^a   Brakke, Kenneth A ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001022997     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.284     Document Type: Article

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