Design Considerations and Requirements for In-flight Refueling of Unmanned Vehicles
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Automated launch, recovery, and refueling for small unmanned aerial vehicles
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Aeronautics & Aerospace Engineering
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2168-9792
DOI: 10.4172/2168-9792.1000108