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Astronautics and Aeronautics
"Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1964" chronicles the key events and developments in space exploratio
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A Vision for Air Force Special Operations MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operations
Currently, all USAF MQ-1 Predator assets are assigned to the CENTCOM AOR and tasked by the CFACC. U
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Comparative Tests of Small Laminated and Solid Spruce Beams for Aeroplane Construction
Comparative Tests of Small Laminated and Solid Spruce Beams for Aeroplane Construction, by Sydney V
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Aeroelastic Analysis of a Joined-Wing Sensorcraft
This study performed an aeroelastic analysis of a joined-wing SensorCraft. The analysis was complet
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Aermod
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Control System Architecture
Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) is a high-demand Department of Defense mission
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Analyzing Carbohydrate-Based Regenerative Fuel Cells as a Power Source for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Based on current capabilities, we examine the feasibility of creating a carbohydratebased regenerat
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Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles
There will likely be political, moral, and social implications of UCAV employment that strategists
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The Effect of Aerodynamic Surfaces Versus Thrust Maneuvers on Reentry Vehicles
This research effort analyzes the effect of aerodynamic surfaces versus thrust maneuvers on a reent
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Weapons of Mass Destruction
This study analyzes the characteristics and capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to deter
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Experimental Study of the Subsonic Aerodynamics of a Blended Wing Body Air Vehicle With a Focus on Rapid Technology Assessment
The subsonic aerodynamic performance of a blended wing body aircraft constructed using selective la
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Direct Aeromedical Evacuation From USCENTCOM to the Continental United States
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center provides outstanding care to patients evacuated from Iraq and Afg
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Aerospace Ground Equipment Management's Impact on Homestation Sortie Production
Since the Air Force began its evolution into an Expeditionary Air Force, much effort has been expen
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Automated Carrier Landing of an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Using Dynamic Inversion
Dynamic Inversion (DI) is a powerful nonlinear control technique which has been applied to several
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The Impact of the Defense Industry Consolidation on the Aerospace Industry
The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of the defense industry consolidation on
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The Integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Into the Functions of Counterair
With the recent draw down of the US military after the end of the Cold War, the US Department of De
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Modeling and Analysis of Aerial Port Operations
The focus of this thesis effort is gaining useful insight into aerial port operations by employing
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An Investigation Into Robust Wind Correction Algorithms for Off-the-Shelf Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Autopilots
This research effort focuses on developing methods to design efficient wind correction algorithms t
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Image Dependent Relative Formation Navigation for Autonomous Aerial Refueling
This research tests the feasibility, accuracy, and reliability of a predictive rendering and holist
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Investigation of Aerobraking to Return the Space Maneuver Vehicle to Low Earth Orbit From Geotransfer Orbit
This study investigated the use of ballistic and "Double-Dip'' aerobraking reentry to return the Sp
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Surveillance Using Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
This study examines the performance and limitations of a heuristic cooperative control (CC) surveil
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The Practical Calculation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Slender Finned Vehicles
The basic objective of this thesis is to provide a practical method of computing the aerodynamic ch
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A New Age for Aerostats
Both the U.S. and its allies have increasingly relied upon civilian transport aircraft, such as the
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Aerospace Policy Integration
How will limited budgets affect the future exploitation of air and space? This question is extremel
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A New Age for Aerostats
Both the U.S. and its allies have increasingly relied upon civilian transport aircraft, such as the
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Experimental Study of the Subsonic Aerodynamics of a Blended Wing Body Air Vehicle With a Focus on Rapid Technology Assessment
The subsonic aerodynamic performance of a blended wing body aircraft constructed using selective la
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The Impact of the Defense Industry Consolidation on the Aerospace Industry
The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of the defense industry consolidation on
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Formation Flight Control for Aerial Refueling
A controller is designed for an aircraft to autonomously fly formation during aerial refueling. Req
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Common Aero Vehicle Autonomous Reentry Trajectory Optimization Satisfying Waypoint and No-Fly Zone Constraints
To support the Global Strike mission, an autonomous trajectory optimization technique is presented
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Special Operations Forces and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
This study analyzes whether special operations forces (SOF) should use unmanned aerial vehicles (UA
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Automated Carrier Landing of an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Using Dynamic Inversion
Dynamic Inversion (DI) is a powerful nonlinear control technique which has been applied to several
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Common Aero Vehicle Autonomous Reentry Trajectory Optimization Satisfying Waypoint and No-Fly Zone Constraints
To support the Global Strike mission, an autonomous trajectory optimization technique is presented
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A Static Aeroelastic Analysis of a Flexible Wing Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
The static aeroelastic behavior of the Nighthawk mini unmanned aerial vehicle is examined using aco
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A Static Aeroelastic Analysis of a Flexible Wing Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
The static aeroelastic behavior of the Nighthawk mini unmanned aerial vehicle is examined using aco
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Modeling Information Quality Expectation in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarm Sensor Databases
Swarming Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are the future of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnais
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Space Launch Operations and the Lean Aerospace Initiative
The lean concepts of right thing, right place, and at the right time can be applied to current and
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Aeromedical Evacuation
Modern aeromedical evacuation finds it roots grounded on the lessons learned during the first globa
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Direct Aeromedical Evacuation From USCENTCOM to the Continental United States
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center provides outstanding care to patients evacuated from Iraq and Afg
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Experimental Investigation of Oblique Wing Aerodynamics at Low Speed
In an effort to increase the range of missiles and guided bombs, the USAF is looking at options for
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The Aerodynamic Performance of the Houck Configuration Flow Guides
In an effort to explore efficient wing designs for UAV's, the Air Force is investigating the patent
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Aerodynamics for Engineers
Revised and expanded to reflect cutting-edge innovation in aerodynamics, and packed with new featur
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Aerospace Physiology
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Weapons of Mass Destruction
This study analyzes the characteristics and capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to deter
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Aeromedical Evacuation Aircrew Evaluation Criteria
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed