Analysis and design of robust helium aerostats

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1447-1458

  Miller, Jonathan I ^a,b   Nahon, Meyer ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (Canada)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; CARBON FIBERS; DATA ACQUISITION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HELIUM; WIND;

CRITICAL STRESSES; OPERATIONAL SAFETY FACTOR; TETHERED HELIUM AEROSTATS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 36349001340     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.25627     Document Type: Article

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