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.
Flight characteristics of paraglider spacecraft recovery system
Am Astronautical Soc -- Advances Astronautical Sciences
1963
21 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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