Configuration changes helped doom Helios, report says
Configuration changes and a lack of accurate analysis methods combined to doom NASA's Helios unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), according to the just-released final report on its June 2003 loss. Built by AeroVironment Inc. of Monrovia, Calif., the 247-foot wingspan Helios was a highly flexible flying...
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