EXPERIMENTAL HIGH INTENSITY FLARE SYSTEMS: DESIGN AND TESTS OF.

Abstract

Flight and static test results are presented of various configured parachute suspended flare systems. It was shown that a five-million candlepower, five-minute burning time flare can be achieved by utilizing multiple flares in the vertical or the horizontal attitude. It is also shown that multiple parachutes can be utilized to obtain a low rate of descent although there appears to be a loss in efficiency as the number of parachutes is increased. Actual photometric data taken during flight tests is presented for various configured illuminating flare systems. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0638490

Entities

People

  • John E. Wildridge

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Efficiency
  • Parachutes
  • Static Tests

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Solar Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design