Pipistrel taurus G4: On creation and evolution of the winning aeroplane of NASA green flight challenge 2011

Strojniski Vestnik/Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 869-878

  Tomažič, Tine ^a   Plevnik, Vid ^a   Veble, Gregor ^a   Tomažič, Jure ^a   Popit, Franc ^b   Kolar, Sašo ^b   Kikelj, Radivoj ^b   Langelaan, Jacob W ^c   Miles, Kirk ^c  

^a Pipistrel doo Ajdovscina   (Slovenia)

^b Aeroidea sp ^*  (Slovenia)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric aeroplane; Flight test; Large battery pack; NASA Green Flight Challenge 2011; Performance modelling; Structural efficiency

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC AEROPLANE; FLIGHT TEST; LARGE BATTERY PACK; PERFORMANCE MODELLING; STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCIES;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

NASA;

EID: 84855226876     PISSN: 00392480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5545/sv-jme.2011.212     Document Type: Article

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