The Prototype-Technology Evaluation Research Aircraft (PTERA) is an unmanned, subscale aircraft that resembles a twin-engined passenger jet, except that it's one-tenth the size. Built by the aviation technology company Area-I of Kennesaw GA, NASA's 59-kilogram PTERA is 3.4 meters long and has a span of 3 meters. It can fly at 220 kph with landing gear extended, has a ceiling of 3,000 meters, and can carry a 27-kilogram payload.


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    Title :

    Up next for NASA's mini-airliner


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2016



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    Local classification TIB:    770/7040
    BKL:    55.88 Luftverkehr, Raumfahrt / 55.88