INVESTIGATION OF ESCAPE CAPSULE SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-PLACE AIRCRAFT. PART I. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

Abstract

Findings are summarized of an investigation of 4 escape capsule systems for a hypothetical multi-place aircraft. The aircraft has been assumed to operate in a performance envelope having a maximum equivalent airspeed of 800 knots through an altitude range from sea level to 55,000 ft and a Mach number of 4.0 from 55,000 to 100,000 ft with a flight duration of 30 hr. Four capsule configurations are evaluated: cockpit, nose section, tandem and individual. All the configurations tested provide the required escape potential, necessary crew comfort and access to work areas, and adequate survival potential. The individual capsule concept was the most desirable arrangement of the 4 concepts due to its weight factor, the least effect on aircraft availability, greatest escape potential, least susceptibility to damage, and the most positive separation factor from the aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0273625

Entities

People

  • F. Milhoan
  • J.j. Vorachek

Organizations

  • Goodyear Aerospace

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computers
  • Convection
  • Digital Computers
  • Ejection Seats
  • Escape Systems
  • Flight Speeds
  • Fuselages
  • Mach Number
  • Sea Level
  • Supersonic Aircraft
  • Survival Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Electrical Engineering