Abstract
US Army Natick Solider Research, Development, and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) has been developing new ballistic parachute systems, including a family of High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) systems ranging from 50 to 2,200 pounds. The warfighter requires these new parachute systems to be dropped very accurately on to small drop zones from high altitudes. Since ballistic systems do not have the capability to correct their trajectory in flight, accurate models are needed to generate a computed aerial release point (CARP) that will result in an accurate airdrop. These models rely on several key variables that are derived from canopy performance. The variables used by the United States Air Force (USAF) for conventional airdrops and in airdrop mission planner software applications will be discussed in-depth as well as the methods used to generate the required data.
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