DSI, Inc., was contracted to develop an alternate recovery system to the Lockheed AQUILA system-arresting hook and cable. A vertical net with disk brake and horizontal air bag was developed and successfully tested using the Sky Eye RPV as a test vehicle at weights up to 150 pounds. This report documents design selection and test data. (Author)
Alternate AQUILA Recovery System Demonstration Recovery System Flight Tests
1977
64 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Arresting gear , Remotely piloted vehicles , Recovery , Nets , Barriers , Bags , Mattresses , Compressed air , Mechanical cables , Drag , Disc brakes , Operational test and evaluation , Recovery systems , MQM-105 remotely piloted vehicles , XMQM-105 remotely piloted vehicles , Sky Eye remotely piloted vehicles
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