Parachute aerodynamics: An assessment of prediction capability

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-252

  Strickland, James H ^{a,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Higuchi, Hiroshi ^{b,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n}  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Texas Tech University

^g AIAA ^*

^h ASME

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^j CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^k NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^m Syracuse University

ⁿ AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; BALLISTICS; CALCULATIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LIFT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; WAKES;

CANOPY; PARACHUTE INFLATION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

PARACHUTES;

EID: 0030105144     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.46930     Document Type: Article

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