BALLUTE DEVELOPMENT FOR LOKI-DART AND ARCAS ROCKETSONDES

Abstract

Goodyear Aerospace Corporation completed a program to develop a stabilizing decelerator for the Arcas and Loki-Dart meteorological rocketsondes. During the program of cyclic modification, test, and evaluation, 53 development units were flight tested at the Air Force Eastern Test Range. The design performance goals were reached for both systems. Fifty-five preproduction units of the Loki-Dart BALLUTE were fabricated for further evaluation by Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories. As a result of this program the Loki-Dart BALLUTE (Parachute, Meteorological A/B28U-5) was incorporated in the standardized PWN-8B Meteorological Rocketsonde currently in production.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0681455

Entities

People

  • John J. Graham Jr.

Organizations

  • Goodyear Aerospace

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Assembly
  • Diameters
  • Fabrication
  • Geometry
  • Ground Stations
  • Instrumentation
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Parachutes
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Production
  • Shape
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Climatology
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space