The Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars, or Prandtl-M, flies during a test flight. A new proposal based on the aircraft recently won an agencywide technology grant.
Subscale Glider Could Assist in Weather Studies, Prediction
Deborah Jackson, Al Bowers and Abbigail Waddell successfully launch the subscale Prandtl-D 3C glider.
Student Developed Aircraft System Provides Vital Data
Abbigail Waddell and Nathaniel Boisjolie-Gair test a pressure system they and other students developed for the subscale Prandtl-D 3C glider.
Student Developed Aircraft System Provides Vital Data
Deborah Jackson integrates a pressure system she and other students developed for the subscale Prandtl-D 3C glider.
Student Developed Aircraft System Provides Vital Data
The subscale Prandtl-D 3C glider, carrying a pressure system developed and integrated by students, successfully flies at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Student Developed Aircraft System Provides Vital Data
Al Bowers, center, and a group of student interns hook up a bungee cord for a flight of the Prandtl-D 3C subscale glider aircraft.
Bowers Inspires Students to be Their Best
The WHAATRR team from NASA Armstrong includes, from left, Derek Abramson Dave Berger, John Bodylski, Robert “Red” Jensen, Scott Wiley, Al Bowers, Justin Hall, Luke Bard, Hussein Nasr and Samantha Ingersoll.
Subscale Glider Could Assist in Weather Studies, Prediction