A novel design technique for airships featuring ion-thrusters has been presented at the 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences conference #ICAS2024, by IPROP project team at PoliMi-DAER. Prof. Carlo E.D. Riboldi, prof. Stefano Cacciola...
In a recently published journal paper on MDPI Aerospace, the IPROP team at DAER-PoliMi has presented a design methodology for including ion-plasma thrusters on large stratospheric airships. Among the features of this technique is an accurate employment of the...
The annual meeting of U-LTA, an international association dedicated to coordinating industry and research in the development of new applications for airships (Upscaling Lighter-Than-Air, U-LTA), of which DAER is an active member, was held on May 21, 2024 at the...
Professor Marco Belan↗ from the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DAER) of Politecnico di Milano coordinates the European project IPROP – “Ionic PROPulsion in Atmoshpere” ↗ funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC). IPROP received...
