A design study has been conducted for unmanned, microwave-powered airplanes that must fly with long endurance at high altitude. They are proposed to conduct communications-relay, observation, or various scientific missions above approximately 55,000 feet altitude. The special characteristics of the microwave-power system and high-altitude, low-speed vehicle are reviewed. Examples of both sizing and performance analysis are used to suggest design procedure guidelines.
Design study for remotely piloted, high-altitude airplanes powered by microwave energy
1983-07-01
Conference paper
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English
Microwave-powered, unmanned, high-altitude airplanes
AIAA | 1984
|Microwave-powered, unmanned, high-altitude airplanes
NTRS | 1984
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