NASA NTRS · 19790018900
Minimum Altitude-Loss Soaring in a Specified Vertical Wind Distribution
Abstract
Minimum altitude-loss flight of a sailplane through a given vertical wind distribution is discussed. The problem is posed as an optimal control problem, and several numerical solutions are obtained for a sinusoidal wind distribution.
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Pierson, B. L., Chen, I.. 1979-06-01. Minimum Altitude-Loss Soaring in a Specified Vertical Wind Distribution. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19790018900
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