A two dimensional parachute model was developed to compute various characteristics of the steady descent of a parachute system. The model demonstrates characteristics similar to those shown from both qualitative and quantitative measurements on full-scale parachutes. The model is in a form suitable for investigating the effect of parachute system parameters and experimentally measured aerodynamic characteristics on the stability of a descent, in particular the relationship between oscillation and gliding. The model is also suitable for investigating the effect of wind on parachute oscillation using measured wind profiles. (Author)


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    Title :

    A Two-Dimensional Mathematical Model of a Parachute in Steady Descent


    Contributors:
    R. G. Hume (author)

    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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