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ESA new mini-aircraft will be named 'Sky Sailor'
Berne, Switzerland - It will be made of carbon and balsa wood
’Sky Sailor’ will be the name of the mini-aircraft which will be the first to cleave Mars sky. The new ESA project (see AVIONEWS)will weigh no more than 3 kgs, with a 3 metre wing span and a propeller system, and it will get there where two-wheel robots cannot reach, filming and snapping the Red Planet surface, thanks to its small cameras. The mini-aircraft will be made of carbon and balsa, a particular ext...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 57515
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency