Abstract
Buckling instability may occur in at least three types of aerodynamic decelerators, toroidal drag bodies, drag cones, and the tucked-back balloon-parachute (Ballute).f Buckling criteria for inflated compression members are reviewed, and tests of inflated columns of Mylar, Dacron-neoprene, and stainless steel-silicone fabrics are reported in support of the theoretical development. The theory is then extended to the buckling of a ring in and out of the plane of its centerline. A drag body consisting of a simple torus connected by a skirt to a forebody is used as an illustrative example.
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