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Patch: Preliminary Research AerodyNamic Design to Land on Mars (Prandtl-M)

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Jun 22, 2017
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Patch: Preliminary Research AerodyNamic Design to Land on Mars (Prandtl-m)
Patch: Preliminary Research AerodyNamic Design to Land on Mars (Prandtl-M)

Title: Preliminary Research AerodyNamic Design to Land on Mars (Prandtl-M)

Designer: Amanda Spakes

Year it was designed: 2016 (this version, previous version and project was started 2015)

Explanation or story behind patch: Student-developed and one of the first applications of the bell-shaped lift distribution design (Prandtl wing), Prandtl-M is a prototype design to be a cubesat-sized Mars glider to take atmospheric measurements and generate ground terrain maps.