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Old 04-30-2016, 08:11 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Northrup Grumman, Lockheed-Martin and Aeroscraft. The first two seem very similar.

Pneumatics require the bodies of rotation. Someone should update the Goodyear inflatable wing to the Prantl-D high aspect ratio wing and scale that up. With 3D printed micro-scale trussed beams and an acre of thin-foil solar cells.
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