STUDY OF DESIGN FACTORS IN AIR DELIVERY FOR CV-7 CARIBOU AIRCRAFT
Abstract
A study is made of the motion of containers loaded in the cargo compartment of the Caribou CV-7 aircraft when the containers are to be extracted by parachute. The cord of the parachute is attached to the foot of the aft side of the container (a method that gives the container a distinct path of descent) rather than to the mid-point of the aft side. None of the containers loaded in any of the positions defined in the six standard loading diagrams used in this report will strike either the ceiling or the ramp at the rear of the cargo compartment. The safe envelope for any load is a rectangle of 76 inches in height above the floor; this will have to be further reduced to allow for the height of the rollers above the floor. The motion of the container is analyzed from the instant when it is released from a stationary position on the floor of the aircraft and is allowed to move aft under the force of the extraction parachute until it is falling freely under its main chute. The analysis is made with respect to one-degree, two-degrees and threedegrees of motion of the container.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0426177
Entities
People
- R. D. Jones