Various gliders for recovery of manned space vehicles and equipment were investigated to determine their stability, control, performance, ability to be packed like parachutes, and opening characteristics at subsonic speeds; results of experiments and preliminary calculations of temperatures, accelerations, dynamic pressures, velocities, and altitude, time, and distance relationships during re-entry; motion picture film available on request.


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    Title :

    Preliminary investigation of paraglider


    Additional title:

    NASA -- Tech Note


    Contributors:
    Rogallo, F.M. (author) / Lowry, J.G. (author) / Croom, D.R. (author) / Taylor, R.T. (author)


    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    25 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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