The preliminary assessment
The preliminary assessment of NASA investigators is that the AeroVironment Helios solar-powered drone broke up in flight at 3,000 ft. on June 26 because of undamped pitch oscillations caused by the control system interacting with the flexible aircraft's aerodynamic, structural and propulsion...
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