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Exploring venus by solar airplane
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Landis, Geoffrey A. |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Description | A solar-powered airplane is proposed to explore the atmospheric environment of Venus. Venus has several advantages for a solar airplane. At the top of the cloud level, the solar intensity is comparable to or greater than terrestrial solar intensities. The Earthlike atmospheric pressure means that the power required for flight is lower for Venus than that of Mars, and the slow rotation of Venus allows an airplane to be designed for continuous sunlight, with no energy storage needed for night-time flight. These factors mean that Venus is perhaps the easiest planet in the solar system for flight of a long-duration solar airplane. |
| File Size | 201037 |
| Page Count | 3 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20020022923 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t14n44j9j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2001-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Venus Planet Venus Atmosphere Aerospace Environments Solar Powered Aircraft Sunlight Space Exploration Solar System Planetary Rotation Energy Storage Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
