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Nasa global hawk: a new tool for earth science research (Document No: 20090022147)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Hall, Phill |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | This slide presentation reviews the Global Hawk, a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that NASA plans to use for Earth Sciences research. The Global Hawk is the world's first fully autonomous high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft, and is capable of conducting long duration missions. Plans are being made for the use of the aircraft on missions in the Arctic, Pacific and Western Atlantic Oceans. There are slides showing the Global Hawk Operations Center (GHOC), Flight Control and Air Traffic Control Communications Architecture, and Payload Integration and Accommodations on the Global Hawk. The first science campaign, planned for a study of the Pacific Ocean, is reviewed. |
| File Size | 18348997 |
| Page Count | 21 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090022147 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6c29w54w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-05-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aeronautics (general) Pilotless Aircraft High Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft Payload Integration Unmanned Aircraft Systems Earth Sciences Mission Planning Autonomy Flight Control Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |
