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Minimum Altitude-Loss Soaring in a Specified Vertical Wind DistributionMinimum altitude-loss flight of a sailplane through a given vertical wind distribution is discussed. The problem is posed as an optimal control problem, and several numerical solutions are obtained for a sinusoidal wind distribution.
Document ID
19790018900
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pierson, B. L. (Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology Ames, IA, United States)
Chen, I. (Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology Ames, IA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Res. Center Sci. and Technol. of Low Speed and Motorless Flight
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Accession Number
79N27071
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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