2200 pound Tandem !

[cobaltdan 0]

2200 pounds under a Cobalt 350

attached is a picture of our autonomous guided parachute system.
basically it is a smart bomb only for safely delivering cargo.
the system can be deployed at 35k, fly fully autonomously 30+ miles and land on target accurate to better than 150 feet.

i was asked to post a photo, so here it is:

sincerely,

daniel preston
www.atairaerospace.com

Daniel Preston <><>
atairaerodynamics.com (sport)
atairaerospace.com (military)

[Brains 2]

Cool, i got to see some footage of some of the tests this weekend. Pretty neat stuff.

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[mktoson 0]

Is that also the system that the prototype space shuttle is using to bring it back to earth?

Very cool indeed.

So far, this is the oldest I've ever been.

[ryoder 1,590]

6.3 WL, eh? Can you program it to swoop the landing? I'm thinking that the next generation of CPC pilots could be standing off to the side of the pond holding radios.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[pbla4024 0]

Does it flare before landing?

Fido

[superstu 0]

HOOK IT IN!!!

Slip Stream Air Sports
Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

[FrogNog 1]

Or does it pop a round right before landing and just "sink" in, like the other (wicked) videos we've seen?

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Pull.

[kelpdiver 2]

30 miles? How does it get a 5:1 glide ratio? And how much effect do uppers have on its range?

[Spizzzarko 0]

Usually with the bundles they will use a round for the last 100' or so of descent. This will give it the GPS accuracy, with out having the bundle "Risk a low turn". Hooking in a bundle can have just as drastic effects on equipment, as it would have on a body.

[Brains 2]

Watching that monstrosity roll out the back of a skyvan and then deploy the main is/was an awesome site to be sure. I asked, how the hell does that thing land? Sure enough, poof, the round came out, and the guy said, "Just like that"

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[cobaltdan 0]

this system does not flare to land. it autonomously guides to a point just overhead of the target (offset based on winds) and then deploys a round and decends for several seconds unguided until touchdown on target.

the glide ratio is a little over 4.5:1
it is of course effected by uppers but has quite a high vector velocity, so it is effected far less than a lightly loaded canopy. in use it is most often dropped from an upwind position and can cover quite a bit of ground given its glide ratio and a tail wind push.

-dan<><>

Daniel Preston <><>
atairaerodynamics.com (sport)
atairaerospace.com (military)

[kenneth21441 0]

Reminds me of the Parapoint and Oroion projects that I had worked on in the Army. Where you could drop a bundle out and with the parapoint control it under canopy or it could land with the receiver placed on the ground (it could also be controled on the ground as well). With the oroion: you just put in the GPS grid and the unit planned its course of action. Only if it could make it.The unit had these smal wind meters to determine wind speed and direction. A really cool project in its day.

Kenneth Potter
FAA Senior Parachute Rigger
Tactical Delivery Instructor (Jeddah, KSA)
FFL Gunsmith

[skydiverton 0]

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HOOK IT IN!!!

If it's a bomb you can detonate it with a good hook.

Just wondering, how much would the frontriser pressure be?

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Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit,
Especially when you are jumping a sport rig

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

The ParaPoint could be guided from the ground or it could be setup to follow a transponder worn by a jumper on that load. There were instances where the heavilly loaded ParaPoint would attempt to run down the jumper in the air; not the hot ticket.

Chuck