FLEXIBLE WING TOWED UNIVERSAL GLIDER

Abstract

The report concerns the design, fabrication, and test of a flexible wing towed universal glider. The purpose of the glider design was to develop an unpowered, roadable, winged vehicle which could carry up to 4000 pounds of payload on an open bed which would put minimum restrictions on cargo volume and shape. The vehicle towed by a helicopter would extend the normal helicopter internal load and slingload capacity as well as place hazardous cargo remote from the helicopter and crew.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0666248

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircrafts
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Axial Loads
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Fabrication
  • Flight Instruments
  • Free Flight
  • Geometry
  • Helicopters
  • Landing Gear
  • Leading Edges
  • Load Distribution
  • Payload
  • Sea Level
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy