Links

• Sat 10th March Meeting Logs

• Sat 10th March Test Videos - homemade rogallo wing made out of bin liner, video 11 actually shows some sort of directional flight.

• Test drop from balcony - On google video, A semi rigid rogallo wing.

• A balsa framed parawing, flies successfully

• parafoil drop tests - sports hall

Drops 1 and 2 - single line rigging Drops 3 and 4 - dual line + 2 breaklines

• The Black Rainbow - homemade powered powerfoil. Uses pretty standard parafoil kite, changes rigging method + uses a winch system rather than direct servo. Some videos showing that it does indeed work.
• Cyberchute - info about commercial model powered parafoils.
• NASA X-38 - Factsheet for a re-entry spacecraft that steers by a parafoil once below 24,000ft
• Nasa X38:
  • X-38 - B52 drop test, parafoil deployment + steering + landing
  • X-38 - B52 drop test, parafoil deployed by large drogue.

• Atair Onyx :
  • Oynx Precision Drop System Video - Military/Commercial parafoil drop system - incredible - pretty much proves it can be done.
  • Oynx Operation Sequence
• SPADES:
  • SPADES - Smart Parafoil Delivery System
• Simulations of Parachute + Parafoil Dynamics - especially check out sliding reefers and parafoils.
• Parafoil Project - check out the experiances from slide 11
• HABET Parafoil project - lots of theory
• http://www.designworldonline.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?cid=192&id=951 - info on the winches used.

• Slope Soaring Sim - Free flight sim for mac and windows, requires registration.