Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Opening Characteristics, Drag, and Stability of Several Hemispherical Parachutes

Abstract

An investigation has been conducted to determine the opening characteristics of several hemispherical parachutes at airspeeds up to 200 miles per hour and to study the influence of the parachute design variables on these opening characteristics. The effects of design variables on the drag and stability characteristics of the parachutes were also evaluated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1949
Accession Number
ADA380664

Entities

People

  • Lawrence J. Gale
  • Stanley H. Scher

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Airspeed
  • Coefficients
  • Construction
  • Diameters
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Fabrics
  • Flight
  • Materials
  • Parachutes
  • Spin Recovery
  • Spin Recovery Parachutes
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.