Flying on Air: The Science of Inflatable Wings

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16 жыл бұрын

Suzanne Weaver Smith and Jamey Jacob, professors of mechanical engineering at the University of Kentucky, discuss BIG BLUE, a comprehensive aerospace project that experiments with an innovative aerospace technology based on inflatable wings. The technology tested in BIG BLUE is monumental in that it may one day help scientists explore Mars. Professors Smith and Jacob oversee the project as college students conduct much of the research.

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@michaelmartinez1345 2 жыл бұрын

Wow... This is really amazing... Airplanes flying over Mars... What an interesting program! Questions: 1) Where will the 'airstrip' be and what will they do to create a smooth surface for take-off's & landings? An inflatable D-10 dozer? 2) Will the plane be controlled with autonomous sensors? 3)Where will the sensors & xponders be located in relation to the runways? 4)What is the temperature/altitude-density there? 5)How long of a roll will the plane need to take-off & land? 6)What is the aspect ratio of the wing on this plane? 7)What is the surface area of the wing & empenage? 8)What type of lift augmentation devices will be used on the plane? 9)Are there winds on Mars? 10)What will be the direction of the prevailing winds in relation to the runway? 11)Where will the ILS station be? 12)What directions will the runways be? 13)What type of a prop will be used? 14)How much will the plane weigh? 15)How much will the ground based flight support equipment weigh? 16)How much $ will this cost? 17)Who will pay for this? 18)Has anybody considered to just be satisfied in changing the batteries on the electric ground based vehicles & equipment that are already there? 19)How much would that cost? 20)Who would pay for that? 21)Has anybody considered to just be satisfied in doing deeper studies of the existing information that we already have about Mars? 22) Who would pay for that? 23) Has anybody considered doing deeper studies of things we really need , here on Earth? 24) Who would pay for that? 25)How much $ that was generated here on Earth, has already been spent studying Mars? 26)Who has already paid for, and will probably continue to pay for that?

@franciscoe.9989 4 ай бұрын

Does the rigidizable wings can be roll back when taken away from UV lights?

@tomterahedrob 16 жыл бұрын

thanks!Ive been looking all over about inflatable air foils.

@baklazanivanovich7566 8 жыл бұрын

9:54 - 3 left man with plane example - can you find more information about this one? look at the rear wing ( \_/ )

@ahmdabdallah5811 4 жыл бұрын

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