Although some types of closed flight paths have been proposed for microwave powered airplanes, they have unfavorable features from the viewpoint of airplane designers, especially under strong wind conditions. Here, by working out several methods of defining the airspeed vector, smooth practical periodic flight paths are deduced.


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    Title :

    Practical Flight Paths for Microwave-Powered Airplanes


    Contributors:
    T. Ito (author)

    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    15 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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