02749cam a2200493Ia 4500102856753MiAaHDL20250726000000.0m d cr bn ---auaua060508s1974 ohua bt f000 0 eng d(MiU)99187539728506381sdr-miu.99187539728506381(OCoLC)68443786(GWLA)gwla ocm68443786 LHLengLHLLHLOCLCFOCLCOOCLCQTRAALMAINTL750.N5195 1974D 301.45/46-2:74-12Nicolaides, John D.,author.Performance estimates for powered parafoil systems /John D. Nicolaides.Powered parafoil systemsWright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio :Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command,1974.x, 55, [2] pages :illustrations ;28 cm.texttxtrdacontentunmediatednrdamediavolumencrdacarrierTechnical Report AFFDL-TR ;74-12"University of Notre Dame."--Cover."February 1974"--Cover."Technical report AFFDL-TR-74-12"--Cover.This work is part of the library's "Parachute History Collection" donated by Sandia National Laboratories through the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aerodynamic Deceleration Systems Technical Committee.Includes bibliographical references (page 18).The estimated flight perfromance of powered Parafoil systems are presented for various system weights ranging from 10 pounds to 10,000 pounds. Special attention is given to level flight, climbing and descending flight, and take-off distance. The equations of motion are summarized and the effect of the thrust pitch angle is evaluated. Various system designs such as manned flight, cargo and weapon delivery, and decoy and jammer vehicles are considered as examples for using the performance curves and equations.University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.F33615-71-C-109360656065 01Mode of access: Internet.ParachutesTesting.fast(OCoLC)fst01052801ParachutesAerodynamics.fast(OCoLC)fst01052793Gliders (Aeronautics)fast(OCoLC)fst00943422Gliders (Aeronautics)ParachutesTesting.ParachutesAerodynamics.Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory (U.S.),sponsor.University of Notre Dame,sponsor.Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL)3901509531853410285675320210401082119.020250726000000.020260314165432.02026-03-15T09:57:26Z2026-02-21T18:30:02ZSDR-MIUmiuALMAprepare.pl-004-009BKsdr-miu.99187539728506381MiUSDRGWLAmdp.39015095318534MIU99187539728506381MIUGWLA20260315googlemdp.390150953185341974pdbibUS fed doc