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Ground and flight test program of a stokes-flow parachute: packaging, deployment, and sounding rocket integration
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Mihora, D. J. Niederer, P. G. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | The current design and hardware components of the patented 14 sqm Stokes flow parachute are described. The Stokes-flow parachute is a canopy of open mesh material, which is kept deployed by braces. Because of the light weight of its mesh material, and the high drag on its mesh elements when they operate in the Stokes-flow flight regime, this parachute has an extremely low ballistic coefficient. It provides a stable aerodynamic platform superior to conventional nonporous billowed parachutes, is exceptionally packable, and is easily contained within the canister of the Sidewinder Arcas or the RDT and E rockets. Thus, it offers the potential for gathering more meteorological data, especially at high altitudes, than conventional billowed parachutes. Methods for packaging the parachute are also recommended. These methods include schemes for folding the canopy and for automatically releasing the pressurizing fluid as the packaged parachute unfolds. |
| File Size | 2973368 |
| Page Count | 86 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730010289 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0bw27p3x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-09-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Flight Tests Meteorological Instruments Sounding Rockets Parachutes Stokes Flow Radiosondes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
