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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456086803321

Titolo

Uninhabited air vehicles [[electronic resource] ] : enabling science for military systems / / Committee on Materials, Structures, and Aeronautics for Advanced Uninhabited Air Vehicles, National Materials Advisory Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2000

ISBN

0-309-51593-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Collana

Publication NMAB ; ; 495

Compass series

Disciplina

623.7/469

Soggetti

Drone aircraft

Reconnaissance aircraft

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Uninhabited Air Vehicle as a System""; ""3 Aerodynamics""; ""4 Airframe Materials and Structures""; ""5 Propulsion Technologies""; ""6 Power and Related Technologies""; ""7 Control Technologies""; ""8 Research on Vehicle Subsystems""; ""Acronyms""