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Phase II Final Report - NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts

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Planetary Exploration Using Biomimetics<br />

An Entomopter <strong>for</strong> Flight on Mars<br />

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Dimension of Inner Ellipse as a Percent of Outer Ellipse<br />

Figure 3-21: Effect of Hollow Elliptical Core Dimensions on Wing-section Mass<br />

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Dimension of Inner Ellipse as a Percent of Outer Ellipse<br />

Figure 3-22: Effect of Hollow Elliptical Core Dimensions on Wing-tip Deflection<br />

<strong>Phase</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />

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