Soaring Above Mars. Airplanes, Helicopters and Balloons on the Red Planet
Aircraft make some of the best platforms for science here on Earth. From weather balloons to study the high atmosphere to aircraft that fly into the hearts of hurricanes. From surveys of Antarctic ice sheets to drones.
So it makes sense to consider missions to any world in the Solar System with an atmosphere. Balloons to Venus and helicopters to Titan.
But one world that’s been the most seriously considered for exploration by air is Mars.
Watch the video here:
In case you missed it, I had a fascinating conversation with Frank White, coiner of the "Overview Effect" about the future of human space exploration.
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Hi Fraser, at 1 minute you draw how wings produce lift. Please see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_(force)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_(force)</a> for a full explanation. You might want to revise you illustration even though it is almost immaterial to the point you're making, namely that due to the lower atmospheric pressure on Mars and aircraft attempting to fly there needs much large wings than on Earth. BTW. The reason I'm aware of this is because I design, build and throw boomerangs :-)