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Project summary [PDF]

California Polytechnic State University's design project for the 1990-91 school year was the design of a close air support aircraft. There were eight design groups that participated and were given requests for proposals. These proposals contained mission

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Bank-to-turn control technology survey for homing missiles [PDF]

The potential advantages of bank-to-turn control are summarized. Recent and current programs actively investigating bank-to-turn steering are reviewed and critical technology areas concerned with bank-to-turn control are ...
Riedel, F. W.
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Discrete time modeling of heavy transport plane pilot behavior [PDF]

The desire to improve flight safety leads to a classification of various flight troubles in three groups: (1) troubles from sensitivity to flight disturbances, (2) maneuverability troubles (whenever a correction maneuver induces an unexpected deviation ...
Cavalli, D.
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Research on the maneuvrability of an articulated bus on a physical model

Transport Technologies
The article discusses the use of articulated buses for passenger transport in large cities. The efficiency of such buses is due to the fact that during peak hours, an articulated bus operates, while during off-peak hours, only one bus is in operation ...
Volodymyr Sakhno, Dmutro Yachenko, Igor Murovanyi, Andrii Kotenko   +3 more
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Supersonic cruise aircraft research: An annotated bibliography [PDF]

This bibliography, with abstracts, consists of 69 publications arranged in chronological order. The material may be useful to those interested in supersonic cruise fighter/penetrator/interceptor airplanes.
Tuttle, M. H.
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Analysis and Enhancement of Steady Climb Performance with Control Input Redundancy for a Dual-Propulsion VTOL UAV

Aerospace
Dual-propulsion UAVs employ separate rotors for rotary-wing and fixed-wing modes to achieve VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) and high-speed cruise.
Chihiro Kikumoto, Takateru Urakubo, Kohtaro Sabe, Yuichi Hazama   +3 more
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Maneuver and buffet characteristics of fighter aircraft [PDF]

Recent research efforts in the improvement of the maneuverability of fighter aircraft in the high-subsonic and transonic speed range are reviewed with emphasis on the factors affecting aerodynamic boundaries, such as maximum obtainable lift, buffet onset,
Carmichael, J. G., Mckinney, L. W., Ray, E. J.   +2 more
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Research on adaptive LOS guidance with time-varying sideslip compensation under environmental disturbances

Zhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu
ObjectiveTo address the problem of inadequate path-following accuracy and stability in unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) operating in complex environments (characterized by uncertainties such as fluctuating wind speeds and initial position deviations), a ...
Jiahao SUN, Sen HAN, Lingxiao YAN, Ke LIU, Shifeng DING, Li ZHOU   +5 more
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Hypersonic Airbreathing Missile [PDF]

A hypersonic airbreathing missile using dual mode scramjet engines for propulsion is described. The fuselage is constructed of a material with a high heat sink capacity and is covered with a thermal protective shield and lined with an internal insulating
Hunt, J. L., Lawing, P. L., Marcum, D. C., Jr.   +2 more
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A mobile planetary lander utilizing elastic loop suspension [PDF]

, 1976
Efforts to increase the cost effectiveness of future lunar and planetary rover missions have led to the mobile lander concept, which replaces the landing legs of a soft-lander craft with a compact mobility system of sufficient strength to withstand the ...
Trautwein, W.
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