Motorless Flight Research, 1972.

Abstract

This document contains the recommendations of a Workshop to Identify Priorities for Motorless Flight Research, and the Proceedings of the First International Symposium on the Technology and Science of Motorless Flight, both held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October 18-22, 1972. Areas discussed include Aerodynamics and Design, Instrumentation, Structural Concepts and Materials, Soaring Meteorology, Self-Launching and Ultralight Sailplanes, and Performance Testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA305386

Entities

People

  • James L. Nash-webber

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Boundary Layer
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Meteorology

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.