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Concept for a Lightweight Mars Glider [pdf]
- gus_massa 12y agoAre you going to submit this to a journal or is it a university project?
- lochieferrier 12y agoIndependent project so I probably will not submit it to a journal
- nickhalfasleep 12y agoI bet the core components would be reusable on other atmospheres. You could imagine spiraling down into Jupiter's red spot or the giant hexagon on Saturn.
- edlinfan 12y agoEver read the study of atmospheric flight on Venus? It focuses more on sustained flight than gliding to a landing, but it's still the first thing I thought of. http://media.cleveland.com/science_impact/other/Landis%20Venus%20atmospheric%20flight%20study%202002.pdf http://media.cleveland.com/science_impact/other/Landis%20Ven...