C-17 Centerlining - Analysis of Paratrooper Trajectory

Abstract

The C-17's widebody design creates concern over its tendency to "centerline" paratroopers as they exit. This effect increases the probability of collision between jumpers from opposite sides of the aircraft. Previous work has been accomplished based on calculating the separation distance between trajectories and creating cumulative distributions of separation distances. This project focuses its analysis on the trajectories and any trends that can be seen over time, based on changing aircraft gross weight. The trajectories are also analyzed for time dependence. In the end, new insight is gained into the behavior of the trajectories and can supplement previous efforts with additional methodology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA441525

Entities

People

  • Waldemar F. Barnes

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Collisions
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Forecasting
  • Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Paratroopers
  • Probability
  • Students
  • Test Methods
  • Time Dependence

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Regression Analysis.