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A NASA model motorized sailplane catches a thermal during one of 17 fl...
A NASA model motorized sailplane catches a thermal during one of 17 flights to demonstrate that updrafts can extend flight time and save energy for small UAVs.
NASA Dryden aerospace engineer Michael Allen hand-launches a model mot...
NASA Dryden aerospace engineer Michael Allen hand-launches a model motorized sailplane during a study validating the use of heat thermals to extend flight time.
A NASA remote-controlled model motorized sailplane lies over Rogers Dr...
A NASA remote-controlled model motorized sailplane lies over Rogers Dry Lake to test the theory that catching heat thermals extends flight time for small UAVs.