Course home syllabus lecture notes assignments exams download course materials. The first challenge is the aircraft must obtain a system level benefit from the modified propulsion system that outweighs the added complexity. Aircraft propulsion by saeed farokhi overdrive rakuten. Discussed are existing and nearfuture propulsion mechanisms of uas, such as reciprocating piston engines, wankel rotary engines, gas turbine engines, rocketpowered systems, electric motors, and batterybased systems.
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