Recent Advances in Parachute Technology

Abstract

Many new applications of the parachute have been developed in recent years. In addition to unconventional designs for emergency escape parachutes, sophisticated parachute systems have been used for recovery of space capsules and ram-air gliding parachutes for the delivery of men and equipment. In the UK important advances have been made in the prediction of parachute inflation loads, in formulating design rules from ram-air gliding parachutes and in the use of new materials in parachute construction. Test techniques continue to improve and aircraft launched parachute test vehicles have become a reliable method of obtaining performance data. Progress is being made in stability analysis and new techniques devised for obtaining basic data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134367

Entities

People

  • D. R. Dennis

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Launched
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Ejection Seats
  • Equations
  • Flight
  • Materials
  • Parachutes
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test Vehicles
  • Trajectories
  • Trim Angle
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space