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Levis et al., 2020 - Google Patents

Viability of joined flight for small unmanned aerial vehicles

Levis et al., 2020

Document ID
10385006509418802715
Author
Levis E
Pleho F
Hedges J
Publication year
Publication venue
The Aeronautical Journal

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The range of small, electrically powered UAVs is still limited by the mass specific energy of batteries. This paper investigates the idea that, in cases where multiple aircraft must transit to the same location, savings in mass or an extension of achievable range are possible …
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