Design requirements and operational constraints are reviewed for small manually controlled flying vehicle which could provide astronauts with mobility for lunar exploration; numerous flight trajectories and vehicle performance have been analyzed and are presented; it is concluded that to attain desired flight ranges, flight velocities must be relatively high (200 fps or more); range of thrust level required is determined; flyer configuration is highly dependent on method of control (either mechanical engine gimballing or kinesthetic control).
Manned lunar flying machines -- Operational characteristics
SAE -- Proc
Proceedings of Space Technology Conference ; 1968 Lunar
1968
21 pages
Conference paper
English
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Manned Lunar Flying Machines - Operational Characteristics
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