ANALYTICAL AND EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DRAG AREA OF DEPLOYMENT BAGS, CARGO PLATFORMS AND CONTAINERS, AND PARACHUTISTS

Abstract

Drag areas necessary to determine the deployment characteristics of various man-carrying and cargo parachute systems are found in wind tunnel tests and surveys of existing literature. Results include the drag areas of parachute deployment bags, cargo platforms and containers, and the falling human body.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0840082

Entities

People

  • Eugene L. Haak
  • R. E. Thompson

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Force
  • Containers
  • Drag
  • Extraction
  • Flow
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Human Body
  • Literature Surveys
  • Parachutes
  • Platforms
  • Scale Models
  • Steady State
  • Vehicle Equipment
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design