A wind-tunnel investigation was conducted to determine the parameters affecting the aerodynamic performance of drogue parachutes in the Mach number range from 1.6 to 3. Flow studies of both rigid and flexible-parachute models were made by means of high-speed schlieren motion pictures and drag coefficients of the flexible-parachute models were measured at simulated altitudes from about 50,000 to 120,000 feet.


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    Title :

    Aerodynamic Characteristics of Parachutes at Mach Numbers from 1.6 to 3


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    Publication date :

    1961-02-01


    Type of media :

    Audio-visual


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English