Model with compliable structure of aluminum-alloy legs to reduce impact loads in simulated parachute landing, was tested to determine behavior and accelerations during landings on concrete, sand, and water; combinations of flight paths and contact attitudes were investigated; method for calculating landing accelerations.
Effect of load-alleviating structure on landing behavior of reentry-capsule model
NASA -- Tech Note
1961
29 pages
Report
English
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