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TITLE AND SUBTITLE:
Overview of Innovative Aircraft Power and Propulsion Systems and Their Applications for Planetary Exploration

AUTHOR(S):
Anthony Colozza, Geoffrey Landis, and Valerie Lyons

REPORT DATE:
July 2003

FUNDING NUMBERS:
WBS-22-755-04-02

PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES):
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field
Cleveland, Ohio 44135-3191

PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER:
E-13998

SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES):
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, DC 20546-0001

REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED:
Technical Memorandum

SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER:
NASA TM-2003-212459

SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES:
Prepared for the International Air and Space Symposium and Exposition cosponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dayton, Ohio, July 14-17, 2003. Anthony Colozza, Analex Corporation, Brook Park, Ohio 44142; and Geoffrey Landis and Valerie Lyons, NASA Glenn Research Center. Responsible person, Geoffrey Landis, organization code 5410, 216-433-2238.

ABSTRACT:
Planetary exploration may be enhanced by the use of aircraft for mobility. This paper reviews the development of aircraft for planetary exploration missions at NASA and reviews the power and propulsion options for planetary aircraft. Several advanced concepts for aircraft exploration, including the use of in situ resources, the possibility of a flexible all-solid-state aircraft, the use of entomopters on Mars, and the possibility of aerostat exploration of Titan are presented.

SUBJECT TERMS:
Venus (planet); Venus; Aircraft

NUMBER OF PAGES:
22

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