Autonomous vertical lift vehicles hold considerable potential for supporting planetary science and exploration missions. This paper discusses several technical aspects of vertical lift planetary aerial vehicles in general, and specifically addresses technical challenges and work to date examining notional vertical lift vehicles for Mars, Titan, and Venus exploration.


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    Title :

    Vertical Lift - Not Just For Terrestrial Flight


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AHS/AIAA/RaeS/SAE International Powered Lift Conference ; 2000 ; Arlington, VA, United States


    Publication date :

    2000-10-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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