A Method for the Calculation of Parachute Opening Forces for High Altitude Balloon Payloads

Abstract

One of the questions most frequently asked by scientists/ experimenters who design balloon payloads concerns the magnitude of the opening forces of the parachute recovery system. Existing theory and an analytical method recently developed for horizontal deployment are adapted to balloon systems requirements. Engineering methods are used to develop expressions which allow the assessment of the parachute opening forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014805

Entities

People

  • Peter L. Miller Jr

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Computer Programs
  • Deployment
  • Diameters
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Economic Forecasting
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • High Altitude
  • Low Altitude
  • Parachute Canopies
  • Parachutes
  • Recovery
  • Scientists
  • Sea Level
  • Steady State

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