Qualification of the guided parafoil air delivery system - Light (GPADS-light)

14th Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 234-243

  Patel, Sanjay ^a   Hackett, Nick R ^b   Jorgensen, Dean S ^c  

^a DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

^b SSE Incorporated   (United States)

^c Pioneer Aerospace Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; NASA;

AEROSPACE CORPORATIONS; AIR DELIVERY SYSTEMS; CIRCULAR ERROR PROBABLE; MILITARY SYSTEMS; PARAFOIL GUIDANCE; RAPID ACQUISITION; SOLDIER SYSTEM; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE;

AIR NAVIGATION;

EID: 84976522308     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1997-1493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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