An analytical procedure was developed that is valid for bags of various arbitrary shapes and is applicable to planetary or lunar landings for sinking speeds that are small compared to the sonic velocity of the gas within the bag. For landing on the earth at speeds consistent with normal parachute descent, the relative merits of four bag shapes were evaluated both with and without gas bleed from the bags. Deceleration and onset rates acceptable for well-supported humans seem feasible. (Author)
Analytical Study of Soft Landings on Gas-Filled Bags
1960
33 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Analytical study of soft landings on gas-filled bags
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