Aerodynamic Characteristics of Ballutes and Disk-Gap-Band Parachutes at Mach Numbers from 1.8 to 3.7

Abstract

A test was conducted in a supersonic wind tunnel, to determine deployment characteristics and aerodynamic performance of disk-gap-band parachutes of various geometric porosities and ballutes with various ram-air inlet configurations. Deployments were made from a reentry-type model at nominal free-stream Mach numbers from 2.0 to 3.7 at a nominal free-stream dynamic pressure of 70 psf.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0861437

Entities

People

  • Lawrence L. Galigher

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Data Acquisition
  • Digital Data
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Export Controls
  • Free Stream
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Load Cells
  • Mach Number
  • Recording Systems
  • Steady State
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow