Robotic weather-vane-to-be crosses sea
A 13-kilogram miniature plane became the first robotic aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, raising hopes for better collection of vital oceanic weather data.
References:
1998. Aerosonde robotic airplane completes historic trans-Atlantic flight. University of Washington Press Release (Aug. 21). Available at http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/news/1998archive/08-98archive/k082198.html.
Sources:
Kerry A. Emanuel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room 54-1620
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
8/29/98
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