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Re: A balloon would be better, but I still like the Entomopter

Chris Vancil — 5/20/2002 8:44:11 AM (archived)

I wasn't suggesting we send a Helios type aircraft to Mars. It flew at Mars equivalent altitudes here at Earth. Proving you were mistaken about fixed winged aircraft not being able to fly at Mars. Besides, it wasn't designed to be dropped.
Try reading and looking at these items:

Preliminary Design of a Long-Endurance Mars Aircraft:
http://powerweb.grc.nasa.gov/psi/DOC/mppaper.html

Mars Airplane
http://powerweb.grc.nasa.gov/DOC/marsairplane.html

Future Missions: Mars 2007 and beyond
http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/College/CAS/lessons/L10/42.htm

--Chris Vancil

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I'd give a second vestigial organ to see this work - SM - 5/18/2002 6:13:43 PM
- What, precisely, is a "second vestigial organ"? - Bowser - 5/20/2002 4:41:55 PM
  - Re: What do you mean - SM - 5/20/2002 4:58:42 PM
  - Left nut. (n/t) (n/t) - RobVG - 5/20/2002 4:46:35 PM
    - That's "vestigial"? - Bowser - 5/21/2002 3:18:15 PM
      - Re: Wisdom teeth, tonsils, appendix, tailbone, etc. - SM - 5/21/2002 6:17:22 PM
      - Re: That's vestigial? - RobVG - 5/21/2002 5:52:37 PM
      - I think it was supposed to be a mild putdown (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/21/2002 4:08:58 PM
- Re: I'd give a second vestigial organ to see this work - Chris Vancil - 5/19/2002 7:09:16 PM
  - Re: I'd give a second vestigial organ to see this work - SM - 5/19/2002 8:00:38 AM
    - Re: I'd give a second vestigial organ to see this work - Chris Vancil - 5/19/2002 9:45:27 AM
      - Re: Helios never made it to 100,000 ft altitude. - SM - 5/19/2002 10:12:18 AM
        
        Re: Helios never made it to 100,000 ft altitude. - RobVG - 5/20/2002 5:04:18 PM
        
        Re: Buoyancy is easy - SM - 5/20/2002 7:44:19 PM
        
        Re: Buoyancy is easy - Chris Vancil - 5/20/2002 9:16:43 AM
        
        Re: Helios never made it to 100,000 ft altitude. - Chris Vancil - 5/19/2002 6:29:27 PM
        
        Re: A balloon would be better, but I still like the Entomopter - SM - 5/20/2002 4:36:35 PM
        
        Re: A balloon would be better, but I still like the Entomopter - Chris Vancil - 5/20/2002 8:44:11 AM
- Fun idea. - Bowser - 5/19/2002 3:23:26 PM
  - Re: Mars Atmosphere - SM - 5/19/2002 5:24:56 PM
- Fixed Wing Will Work On Mars - Mark Eby - 5/19/2002 2:13:03 PM
  - Re: Fixed wing will NOT work on Mars - SM - 5/19/2002 2:32:30 PM
    - Read It Again - Mark Eby - 5/19/2002 2:39:28 PM
      - Re: Oh yeah. You're right. My mistake. nt - SM - 5/19/2002 3:25:17 PM

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