The computer program described in this report simulates the spiral curve of a wire being towed behind an orbiting aircraft after steady state conditions have developed. Taking the case of a wire and drogue device towed by an aircraft in a constant orbit at a constant altitude, the authors divided the wire into n segments. Then each segment was treated as being in static equilibrium. Starting at the drogue end where all forces are known, general equations were derived which could be applied to each cable segment proceeding up to the aircraft. These equations were then programmed in Fortran 4 language. The results of this program's simulation of a USAF T-29 towing a wire are shown. (Author)


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    Titel :

    Steady State Shape of Orbiting Trailing Wire System


    Beteiligte:
    T. D. Hinnerichs (Autor:in) / S. A. Crist (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1972


    Format / Umfang :

    36 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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