Aerodynamics of inflatable wing design; performance of wing and spacecraft configuration are presented in terms of glide range, turn rate, turn radius, and altitude loss per turn in spiral descent; stability characteristics, damping rates, and control effectiveness are summarized; flare and landing maneuver described yields maximum tolerance on flare initiation altitude for given sink speed at touchdown.


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    Title :

    Flight characteristics of paraglider spacecraft recovery system


    Additional title:

    Am Astronautical Soc -- Advances Astronautical Sciences


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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