Parachute/flotation bag recovery system for a large RV nose cone

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5561013

Pepper, W M

This report describes the design and development of a single-stage recovery system consisting of a 6-ft dia guide surface parachute with a 3.5 ft/sup 3/ ram-air-filled flotation bag for ocean recovery of a 120-lb nose cone. Recovery procedures start with jettisoning a portion of the initial reentry mass before deploying the parachute.

• Research Organization: Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 5561013
• Report Number(s): SAND-79-1800
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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