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Wind tunnel investigation of Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster drogue parachutes and deployment conceptsA wind tunnel test has been conducted on one-eighth scale models of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster drogue parachute system. The test included an investigation of four candidate drogue deployment concepts and a parametric steady state drag study of 20-degree conical ribbon parachutes. The results show that at least two of the four deployment concepts tested are viable candidates for the full scale deployment system. The interference free steady state drag results obtained show excellent agreement with available drop test results on large 20-degree conical ribbon parachutes.
Document ID
19760030197
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bacchus, D. L.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Aerophysics Div., Huntsville, Ala., United States)
Vickers, J. R.
(Northrop Corp. Newbury Park, Calif., United States)
Foughner, J. T., Jr.
(NASA Langley Research Center Structures and Dynamics Div., Hampton, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1975
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 75-1366
Meeting Information
Meeting: Aerodynamic Deceleration Systems Conference
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Start Date: November 17, 1975
End Date: November 19, 1975
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Accession Number
76A13163
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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