Investigation of a Deployable Polyurethane Foam Ground Impact Attenuation System for Aerospace Vehicles. Volume II. FIAS Test Numbers 49 through 91.

Abstract

An investigation was conducted to determine the feasibility of an advanced deployable impact attenuation system for use with aerospace vehicles. Performance of the system with a boilerplate AQM-34V RPV was quantified through a series of full-scale impact tests. A prototype design and costing analysis is presented. The conclusion was that the Foam Impact Attenuation System (FIAS) could provide the optimum system for the ground recovery of RPV's. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075658

Entities

People

  • Stephen R. Mehaffie

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Craft
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Energy
  • Energy Management
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Governments
  • Impact Tests
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Vehicle Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Space