Use of clustered parachutes presents particular problem in spacecraft recovery systems because of wide variation in individual parachute peak loads which occur during opening sequence; nonuniform opening of Ringsail parachutes in cluster was observed and analyzed; major factors affecting nonuniform opening and variations between individual parachute peak loads were identified; method is presented for predicting peak disreef loads for individual parachutes in cluster using opening-shock-factor data, together with other measured operational characteristics of parachute and its associated hardware.
Method of load prediction for parachutes in cluster
J Aircraft
Journal of Aircraft ; 4 , n 4
1967
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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A method of load prediction for parachutes in cluster.
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