The new ASTRA glider undergoes air-launch tests
The latest iteration of the ASTRA atmospheric research glider flew from a series of air-launches this morning. Carried aloft by a larger (powered) ‘mother ship’, the glider successfully completed a number of flights over a cold and misty Southern Hampshire.
Glider released at the top of the climb.
Release!
Glider released at the top of the climb.
Designed for robustness and versatility, the glider has a release mechanism, which enables flights from high altitude balloons. On this occasion the powered RC mother ship was used as a low cost alternative to the multiple balloons such testing would have required.
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