A Mid-Air Retrieval System (MARS) for parachute-borne payloads has been evaluated and made operational at Wallops Flight Center. The evaluation indicated that the Skyvan is a near-optimum aerial retrieval platform from the standpoints of safety, reliability and economy. The system is presently capable of retrieving parachute-borne payloads launched by rockets and balloons weighing from 10 to 325 pounds as far as 250 n mi from Wallops. Its payload retrieval capability could be increased to as much as 1000 pounds.
Evaluation and operation of Wallops Flight Center Mid-Air Retrieval System on a Skyvan aircraft
Sounding Rocket Technology Conference ; 1976 ; Boston, MA
1976-01-01
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