Design and flight testing of a Mars aircraft prototype using inflatable wings

International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007

Volumn 12, Issue , 2007, Pages 7966-7974

  Chandler, Johnny ^a   Jacob, Jamey D ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; DESIGN; WELL TESTING;

ABOVE GROUND LEVELS; AUTONOMOUS AIRCRAFT; AUTONOMOUS GUIDANCES; CONCEPT TO PROTOTYPES; FLIGHT TESTS; FOLDING WINGS; HIGH ALTITUDES; HUMAN CONTROLS; INFLATABLE WINGS; LOW ALTITUDES; MARS AIRPLANES; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERES; PACKING PROBLEMS; REENTRY CAPSULES; RELEASE MECHANISMS;

WINGS;

EID: 55849119560     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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