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The Vertical Flight Society presents the Paper of the Month!

The August Paper of the Month is now available – free for members: Avoiding Obstacles during Approach: DVE-Mitigation Flight Trials and Beyond,, by Michael Zimmermann, Martin Gestwa of DLR, and Stephanus Klasen and Andreas Lederle of HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH.

This paper is this year’s winner of the Society’s prestigious Alfred Gessow Award for the best technical paper at the 74th Annual Forum and Technology Display (presented in the Avionics & Systems session). Download it to see why!

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