Technical Papers

Technical Papers

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Development of a Low Cost 10,000 lb Capacity Ram Air Parachute, DRAGONFLY Program Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2005, Munich, Germany

AIAA ATPS Simulation The use of LS-DYNA to Assess the Performance of Airborne Systems North Americas Candidate ATPS Main Parachutes, May 2005, Munich, Germany

AIAA Inflation Simulation The use of LS-DYNA to Simulate the Inflation of a Parachute Canopy, May 2005, Munich, Germany

DCLDYN Paper The DCLDYN Parachute Inflation and Trajectory Analysis Tool, May 2005, Munich, Germany

FLOATSTAB Floatstab A Tool for the Rapid Analysis of Flotation Stability, May 2005, Munich, Germany

Design and Testing of an Airbag Landing Attenuator System for a Generic Crew Return Vehicle Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2005, Munich, Germany

The System Approach to Spin Stall Parachute Recovery Systems A Five Year Update Presented at the Society of Experimental Test Pilots Symposium, September 2004, Los Angeles, California

The use of LS-DYNA to Simulate the Water Landing Characteristics of Space Vehicles Presented at the 8th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, May 2004, Detroit, Michigan

An Investigation of the Apparent Mass of Parachutes under Post Inflation Dynamic Loading using FSI Simulation Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2003, Monterey, California

Application of Optimization Software to Aid the Design of an Airbag Decelerator System Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2003, Monterey, California

The Application of Explicit Finite Element Analysis and Fluid Structure Interaction Simulations for Recovery Systems Presented at the 41st SAFE Symposium, September 2003, Jacksonville, Florida

Design and Development of the Main Parachute for the Beagle 2 Mars Lander Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2003, Monterey, California

Design and Testing of the HOPE-X HSFD-II Landing System Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2001, Boston, Massachusetts

SERVICE BULLETIN # CW03-01/Capewell Supplied Pins and Ripcords MANDATORY TEST – This is a one-time TEST. One of the two tests (either TEST 1 or TEST 2) must be performed and marked per test procedure.

SERVICE BULLETIN # PFISB: 9401/SWIFT PLUS RESERVES with SPECTRA LINES SWIFT PLUS RESERVES with SPECTRA LINES must be inspected for possible faulty bartacks.

SERVICE BULLETIN # PFISB: 1-02/MAIN CLOSING LOOP RETAINER MANDATORY for all Swift & Swift II Harness/Containers.

SERVICE BULLETIN # PFISB: 8601/SWIFT RESERVE RECALL NOTICE MANDATORY modification before next jump.

Recovery Systems Design Guide AFFDL-TR-78-151 This handbook is a comprehensive guide to the practicing engineer in the field of recovery system design, construction and testing. This handbook was prepared by Irvin Industries Inc, California Division under Air Force Contract Number F33615-75-C-3081. The principal authors were Mr. E.G.Ewing, Mr. H.W.Bixby and Mr. T.W.Knacke. NOTE: This PSF is very large, please be patient..

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