An aerial deployed unmanned glider for cross-Channel flight
This paper describes the technical and operational challenges of the first cross-Channel flight performed by an unmanned autonomous glider. The glider chosen for the attempt was a quarter scale Slingsby Type 45 Swallow. It was found to have a lift-to-drag ratio of 8, as verified by wind tunnel force...
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Marques Aviation Press
2015
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46297/ |