01.2 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems (Use cases and Applications)
RESEARCH PLATFORM AIRSHIP: DESIGN AND FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS FOR URBAN OPERATIONS
H. Reindle¹, J. Hoffelner¹, N. Sekyra¹, N. Schlautmann¹, M. Weber¹, V. Sittel¹, C. Mishra¹, F. Holzapfel¹; ¹Institute of Flight System Dynamics, TUM, Germany
An unmanned airship is developed as a research platform for sensor evaluation in urban environments, with a design tailored to the challenges of this use case. Analysis of its flight characteristics enables the assessment of applicability for airships of similar size and configuration.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0576