Procedure is valid for bags of various arbitrary shapes and applicable to planetary or lunar landings for sinking speeds that are small compared to sonic velocity of gas within bag; for landing on earth at speeds consistent with normal parachute descent, merits of four bag shapes were evaluated with and without gas bleed from bags.


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    Title :

    Analytical study of soft landings on gas-filled bags


    Additional title:

    NASA -- Tech Report


    Contributors:
    Esgar, J.B. (author) / Morgan, W.C. (author)


    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    58 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Analytical Study of Soft Landings on Gas-Filled Bags

    J. B. Esgar / W. C. Morgan | NTIS | 1960


    Analytical study of soft landings on gas-filled bags

    Esgar, Jack B. / Morgan, William C. | TIBKAT | 1961


    Analytical study of soft landings on gas filled bags

    Esgar, Jack B. ;Morgan, William C. | SLUB | 1961