A variable drag parachute for glide path control of a sailplane

Authors

  • B. Seed The City College of the City University of New York

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Design, Safety

Abstract

Generally the shorter the distance to touch-down after the perimeter obstacles have been crossed and the shorter the distance the aircraaft takes to stop after touch-down then the safer is that aircraft....  Results of experiments performed mainly on a scale model of the proposed parachute show conclusively that a variable drag parachute can be achieved by using the proposed method of  control.....

Author Biography

B. Seed, The City College of the City University of New York

http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~hindman/sumvitae.pdf

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2017-12-25

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