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Landing Energy Dissipation for Manned Reentry VehiclesThe film shows experimental investigations to determine the landing-energy-dissipation characteristics for several types of landing gear for manned reentry vehicles. The landing vehicles are considered in two categories: those having essentially vertical-descent paths, the parachute-supported vehicles, and those having essentially horizontal paths, the lifting vehicles. The energy-dissipation devices include crushable materials such as foamed plastics and honeycomb for internal application in couch-support systems, yielding metal elements as part of the structure of capsules or as alternates for oleos in landing-gear struts, inflatable bags, braking rockets, and shaped surfaces for water impact.
Document ID
20070030945
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Video
Authors
Fisher, Loyd. L.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
June 7, 1960
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
L-540
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
REENTRY VEHICLES
AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
HARD LANDING
DESCENT
ENERGY DISSIPATION
SUPPORT SYSTEMS
LANDING GEAR
DYNAMIC MODELS
MANNED REENTRY
STRUTS
LIFTING BODIES
[Division] Structures

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