Engineers had to develop new test and aerospace technologies to enable Loon’s 312 day test flight
Author: Ben Sampson
Ben Sampson
Ben has worked as a journalist and editor, covering technology, engineering and industry for the last 20 years. Initially writing about subjects from nuclear submarines to autonomous cars to future design and manufacturing technologies, he was editor of a leading UK-based engineering magazine before becoming editor of Aerospace Testing in 2017.
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