Investigation and Assessment of Hardware for Guidance of Gliding Airdrop Systems
Abstract
Assessments were made of hardware and guidance techniques for Gliding Airdrop System employing partial and full-state guidance schemes. From the available candidate guidance schemes, the Army selected the following ones for further study to prepare system specifications and preliminary cost estimates: Minimum Cost Radial Homing, Radial Homing with Enhance Manual Control, Cone-of- Silence Homing, and Full-State Guidance. Airdrop systems with payload capacities of 227 KG, 909 KG, and 6800 KG are addressed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 28, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA079290
Entities
People
- Hugh R. Reeder
- Jimmie R. Schiele
- Joseph R. Hennel
- Lynn A. Gerig