The film shows experimental investigations to determine the landing-energy-dissipation characteristics for several types of landing gear for manned reentry vehicles. The landing vehicles are considered in two categories: those having essentially vertical-descent paths, the parachute-supported vehicles, and those having essentially horizontal paths, the lifting vehicles. The energy-dissipation devices include crushable materials such as foamed plastics and honeycomb for internal application in couch-support systems, yielding metal elements as part of the structure of capsules or as alternates for oleos in landing-gear struts, inflatable bags, braking rockets, and shaped surfaces for water impact.
Landing Energy Dissipation for Manned Reentry Vehicles
1960-06-07
Audiovisuelles Material
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Landing energy dissipation for manned reentry vehicles
NTRS | 1960
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TIBKAT | 1960
|Landing Energy Dissipation for Manned Reentry Vehicles
NTIS | 1960
|Landing Energy Dissipation for Manned Reentry Vehicles
NTRS | 1960
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NTRS | 1961