Parafoil Flight Performance

Abstract

The steady state flight performance of the Parafoil is computed by using aerodynamic coefficient data obtained from wind tunnel tests of both small scale models and full scale aspect ratio 2.0 units. The actual free flight performance of the Parafoil is obtained from both manned ascending flights and manned jumps from aircraft. Attention is also given to the flight stability and control of the Parafoil and to its unique landing flare. The agreement between the performance predictions based on the wind tunnel data and the results obtained from actual flight tests is presented. The performance of a more advanced aspect ratio 3.0 Parafoil design is considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0731143

Entities

People

  • John D. Nicolaides
  • Michael A. Tragarz

Organizations

  • University of Notre Dame

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Flight
  • Free Flight
  • Maneuvers
  • Measurement
  • Parachutes
  • Parafoils
  • Security
  • Steady State
  • Vehicle Equipment
  • Vehicles
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics