AFFDL-TR-78-151, TECHNICAL REPORT: RECOVERY SYSTEMS DESIGN GUIDE (DEC-1978)

AFFDL-TR-78-151, TECHNICAL REPORT: RECOVERY SYSTEMS DESIGN GUIDE (DEC-1978)., This document serves as the third revision to the USAF Parachute Handbook which was first published in 1951. The data and information represent the current state of the art relative to recovery system design and development. The initial chapters describe representative recovery applications, components, subsystems, material, manufacture and testing. The final chapters provide empirical data and analytical methods useful for predicting performance and presenting a definitive design of selected components into a reliable recovery system.