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Good idea, but they do not have any VORs there yet. ;) Mars doesn't
appear to have many landmarks that would be good for pilotage. I
suppose they could have an NDB set up at their base camp so they could
get "home."
Scott
DABEAR wrote:
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> It would seem to me that if there were enough atmosphere on Mars to
> support Ultralights, an astronaut could cover greater ground in
> exploration, especially considering the STOL capability of such an
> aircraft. VTOL is nice, but an engine failure could cause a mission
> abort. A dual engine failure could maroon astronauts. In regards to
> the rovers, if the vehicle breaks down, it's a long way to walk back
> to base camp on very little oxygen.
>
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Re: Ultralights in Space?
