A powered sailplane, drone, excess to a U.S. Air Force program, has been converted into a special purpose piloted test vehicle for atmospheric research. The converted aircraft was used in support of the Apollo-Soyuz space flight in July 1975 and in Navy-sponsored thunderstorm research.


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    Title :

    Modification of Drone Sailplane into a Special Purpose Test Vehicle for Atmospheric Research


    Contributors:
    C. B. Moore (author) / J. W. Bullock (author)

    Publication date :

    1975


    Size :

    52 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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