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Dual towline spin-recovery deviceA device which corrects aerodynamic spin is described wherein a parachute exerts antispin forces on an aircraft to effect spin recovery. The dual parachute towlines and are each attached to the parachute and are attached to the rear fuselage equidistant to and on opposite sides of the aircraft centerline. As the parachute is deployed during spin, the parachute force acts through only the towing and exerts its force outboard of center on the aircraft. As a result, the parachute exerts not only an antispin torque, but additionally causes the aircraft to roll, creating a gyroscopic antispin rolling moment. The additional antispin rolling moment facilitates spin recovery by permitting a relatively smaller parachute to accomplish spin recovery equivalent to that of a larger parachute attached to the center of the rear fuselage.
Document ID
19850026887
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
White, W. L.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
September 3, 1985
Subject Category
Aircraft Stability And Control
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-PATENT-4,538,778
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-LAR-13076-1
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-532342
Accession Number
85N35200
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-4,538,778|NASA-CASE-LAR-13076-1
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-532342
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