Individual Lift Device (ILD) Packageability Evaluation
Abstract
This document constitutes the final report for a study of the feasibility of incorporating self-contained folding ribs into an existing, collapsible, single-place aircraft. This aircraft, named the 'Roc', was previously developed under contract to another agency for use as an exfiltration vehicle by a 'non-pilot' with a minimum of prior training. Although budget constraints prevented complete modification of this vehicle to an optimum configuration, the constraints have been quantified sufficiently to permit prediction of geometry requirements for any similar folding wing system. The vehicle (known as the Roc prototype) could be modified to a working system in approximately 100 more manhours of effort, and to an optimized configuration with approximately 300 manhours of effort.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA198301
Entities
People
- W. R. Morgan