High-altitude flight test of a reefed 12.2-meter-diameter disk-gap-band parachute with deployment at a mach number of 2.58 /
by John S. Preisser and R. Bruce Grow.

Description

Main Author

Preisser, John S.

Related Names

Grow, R. Bruce.
Langley Research Center.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Language(s)

English

Published

Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : 1971.

Subjects

Parachutes > Parachutes / Testing.
Parachutes.

Summary

A reefed B.2-meter nominal-diameter (40-ft) disk-gap-band parachute was flight tested as part of the NASA Supersonic High Altitude Parachute Experiment (SHAPE) program. A three-stage rocket was used to drive an instrumented test payload to an altitude of 43.6 km (143 000 ft) and a Mach number of 2.58 where the parachute was deployed by means of a mortar. After a time delay of about 8.5 seconds, the parachute was disreefed at a Mach number of 0.99. The report contains an analysis of parachute inflation, drag, and stability for both the reefed and unreefed parts of the test. In addition, detailed descriptions of the test parachute, the reefing system, and the parachute packing procedurea are included.

Note

Prepared at Langley Research Center.
N 71-34026.

Physical Description

64 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

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