The Case for Parachute Landing of Materiel and Personnel as Opposed to Glider and Air Landing

Abstract

PROBLEM--To make a comparison of parachute landing of materiel and personnel, to that of glider and air landing of materiel and personnel. 2. ASSUMPTION--That improvement and development of planes and equipment for parachuting personnel and materiel, and that of gliders and planes for glider and air landing, will be equal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1949
Accession Number
AD1126803

Entities

People

  • Loren D. Buttolph

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Equipment
  • Air Transportation
  • Airborne
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Army
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Operations
  • Employment
  • Infantry
  • Instructions
  • Mass Production
  • Paratroopers
  • Students
  • Training
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transportation
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy