Title page for E-project-042606-151544

Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2006-04-26
Authors	Michael Francis Forostoski, ME Justin G Riley, ME Virgil Vaillancourt, ME Jeffrey J Wilfong, ME
URN	E-project-042606-151544
Sponsor	Natick Soldier Systems Center
Title	Investigation of Variable-Glide Parafoils
Advisor	Johari, Hamid, ME
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This project investigated the loading changes experienced by a Jalbert parafoil during a flare deflection maneuver, and 3-D representations of these stages were generated using CAD software. Wind tunnel testing at various angles of attack resulted in coefficient of lift relationships between the stages. Compared to baseline deflection at a constant angle of attack, the partial deflection had a 0.102 lift coefficient increase, the full deflection 0.477, and the flare 0.120.
Files	Investigation.of.Variable-Glide.Parafoils.pdf

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