Performance Evaluation of Attached Inflatable Decelerators with Mechanically Deployed Inlets at Mach Numbers from 2.6 to 4.4

Abstract

A test was conducted in the 16-ft Propulsion Wind Tunnel (16S) to determine the effect of reducing the inlet capture area on the deployment and performance characteristics of attached inflatable decelerators. Because of malfunctions of the inlet deployment mechanism, limited deployment data were obtained on only one of the decelerator models. Decreasing the inlet capture area increased the inflation time to 2.2 sec but resulted in poor decelerator inflation and low drag coefficient compared with previous AID models tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0876659

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People

  • D. C. Baker

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  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Coefficients
  • Deployment
  • Drag
  • Export Controls
  • Free Stream
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Instrumentation
  • Internal Pressure
  • Low Drag
  • Photographs
  • Steady State
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

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