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Courtin et al., 2019 - Google Patents

Model development for a comparison of VTOL and STOL electric aircraft using geometric programming

Courtin et al., 2019

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3041211259505706887
Author
Courtin C
Hansman R
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AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum

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W the aviation industry there is currently substantial interest in the development of electric aircraft for a variety of potential applications, especially for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) missions. UAM broadly refers to the concept of using fleets of relatively small aircraft to …
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