mikerav 0 #1 November 12, 2003 SELECTED PARACHUTE REPORTS: 1993-2003 PART THREE OF THREE By Michael Ravnitzky, mikerav@mindspring.com This is a selection of parachute reports available from NTIS. No Freedom of Information Act letter request is necessary for these documents. NTIS charges for documents. If you contact them with the names of specific reports, they will tell you how much they charge. National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161 Phone: (703) 605-6585 http://www.ntis.gov A few of these reports (below) are available online for free at http://stinet.dtic.mil/str/index.html Please write if you have any questions. ============================= AD P013874, Enhanced Situation Awareness in Sea, Air & Land Environments, Naval Aerospace Medial Research Lab, Pensacola, FL, Feb. 2003, 10 pages (how can special operations use tactile navigation displays as tested in HAHO – high altitude high opening – parachute environments) AD A416527, Unmanned Aerial Logistics Vehicles: A Concept Worth Pursuing, Master’s Thesis. June 2003, 68 pages, (can unmanned aircraft be used for missions including precision airdrop systems) AD A415176, A Three-dimensional heads-Up Primary Navigation Reference Display for Paratroopers Performing High Altitude Open Jumps, Masters Thesis, Brian A. Balazs, March 2003, 99 pages, Air Force Institute of Technology (use of GPS/heads up display/3-D graphics) AD A413498, Advanced Structural Modeling for Fully Coupled Parachute Dynamics, Final Report, Michael Accorsi and John Leonard, Connecticut University, Aug. 2002, 17 pages. AD A411095, Aerodynamics of Parachute Opening, Final Progress Report, Hamid Johari, K.J. Desabrais, July 2002, 131 pages, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. AD A403243, Evaluation of Static Line Webbing Materials Subjected to Simulated Airdrop Operating Conditions, Final Report, Robert B. Dooley, Robert P. Kaste, James M. Sands, Gary W. Thibault, William L. Millette, April 2002, 96 pages, Army Research Lab, Aberdeen Proving Ground.(Testing of Type 8 webbing and proposed replacement) AD A398317, Simulation and Modeling of Wind Effects on Airdrop Systems, Final Report, Michael L. Accorsi, John W. Leonard, Tayfun E. Tezduyar, May 2001, 25 pages, Connecticut University. AD A397071, Hardware Integration of Parachute Guidance, Navigation and Control for the Affordable Guided Airdrop System (AGAS), Masters Thesis, James G. Johnson, Sept. 2001, 189 pages, Naval Postgraduate School. (using pneumatic structures as a low cost guidance and control system for parachute airdrop) AD A390116, LPCR Wind Vector Profile Mode for Precision Air Delivery in Adverse Weather, Bruce D. Mathews, Steven Walker, Robert A. Swirbalus, Oct. 1999, 12 pages, Northrop Grumman AD A384883, Failure in the Margins: Aerial Resupply at Dien Bien Phu, Masters Thesis, John D. Plating, November 2000, 164 pages, Air force Institute of Technology. (How missed airdrops in Vietnam handing over supplies to the enemy doomed the French military forces) AD A380301 Optimal Parachute Guidance, Navigation, and Control for the Affordable Guided Airdrop System, Masters Thesis, Timothy A. Williams, June 2000, 123 pages (using pneumatic structures as a low cost guidance and control system for parachute airdrop) AD A372164, Passive Airbag Vent Control Valve Study, Final Report, Nicholas P. Rosato, Dec. 1999, 82 pages. AD A370098, New Structural Model for Parachute Inflation Simulations, Final Report, John Leonard, Michael Accorsi, Christopher Jenkins, July 1999, 19 pages. AD A369203, Low Cost Parachute Guidance, Navigation and Control, Masters Thesis, Scott Dellicker, Sept 1999, 141 pages AD A368790, Bosnia Air Drop Study, 1993-1994, A.M. Lidy, David Arthur, James Kunder, Samuel H. Packer, September 1999, 133 pages AD A366266, Provide by Parachute: Airdrop in Vietnam, 1954-1972, John A. Tokar, Dec. 1998, 76 pages, Army Command and General Staff College (history of airdrop in Vietnam) AD A364233, Finite Element computation of the Dynamics of Large Ram-Air Parachutes, Final Progress Report Sept. 1993-1998, William L. Garrard and Tayfun Tezduyar, Jan 1999, 7 pages (simulation of the aerodynamics/dynamics of large ram-air parachutes) AD A356685, Results of Continued Freefall Helmet Impact Studies, J. Adam, April 1998, 34 pages, Defense and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine (Canada) AD A356533, Results of Continued Freefall Helmet Impact Studies, J. Adam, April 1998, 38 pages, Defense and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine (Canada) AD A351582, Mishap Data Evaluation of Current Naval Aircraft, 1987-1996, Elsa Hennings, August 1998, 28 pages (Navy aircraft accidents study focusing on ejection) AD A342643, Evaluation of Improved Restraint Systems for Sport Parachutists, R.V. Gowdy and Richard Deweese, march 1998, 24 pages (FAA study on seatbelts for skydivers) AD A335718, Evaluating Risk of Reinjury Among 1274 Elite Army Airborne Soldiers, G.A. Schneider, P. Amoroso and C. Bigelow, January 1998, 65 pages, Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine AD A332229, Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Parachute Clusters, Final Report, Jubaraj Sahu, Richard J. Benney, Sekaripuram V. Ramakrishnan, November 1997, 33 pages, Army Research Lab AD A330375, 3-D Parachute Descent Analysis Using Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamic And Structural Codes, Final Report, Jubaraj Sahu, Gene r. Cooper, Richard J. Benney, Sept 1997, Army Research Lab, 31 pages. AD A324641, Predictive Model of a Parachute Retraction Soft Landing System, Final Report, Walter J. Krainski, April 1997, 58 pages, Army Natick RD&E Center AD A321044, Stress Resistance Training: An Evaluation, August 1996, 31 pages, Netherlands Human Factors Research Institute AD A320709, Personnel Airdrop Risk Assessment Using Bootstrap Sampling, Wonsik Kim, Dec. 1996, 87 pages, Air Force Institute of Technology (risks of airdrop entanglement versus aircraft configuration) AD A311652, Small Aircrew Ejection Simulation in U.S. Navy Aircraft, Final Report, Jeffrey Nichols, et al., 79 pages, Naval Air Warfare Center (risks of ejection by smaller male aviators and female aviators) AD A307149, Tobacco Use and Injury Risk Among Military Parachutists, 5 pages, March 1995, Paul Amoroso, Army Research Institute AD A306905, The Haddon Matrix: Application to the Prevention of Airborne Injuries. Paul Amoroso and Nichole Bell, Dec. 1994, 6 pages, Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine. AD A306888, Military Parachuting Injuries Among Men and Women, October 1993, Paul Amoroso, Nicole Bell and Bruce Jones, 4 pages, Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine AD A305594, Parachute Packing Procedures (Appendix J of TMSS Parsing Test Mil-M-87929A), June 1994, 27 pages. AD A303527 Lower Extremity Assistance for Parachutist Program, Harrison Crowell et al, November 1995, 137 pages, Army Research Lab (impact absorption to prevent spine injuries in parachute landing falls) AD A291666, The Performance of Cargo Airdrop Systems Using G-12E parachutes, Statistical Determination of Minimum Altitude, by Steven E. Kunz, Feb. 1995, 42 pages, Army Natick RD&E Center. (dropping cargo from 300 feet AGL) AD A286353, Impact of an Outside-The-Boot Ankle Brace on Sprains Associated with Military Airborne Training, P.J. Amoroso, et al., October 1994, 44 pages, Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine. AD A285579, Maintenance Manual for the Automated Airdrop Information Retrieval System, Human Factors Database, by Paula M. Poole et al, Sept. 1994, 102 pages. AD A285571, Automated Airdrop Information Retrieval System – Human Factors Database, Users Manual, Paula M. Poole et al, Sept 1994, 102 pages, Geo-Centers Inc. AD A285240, Abrasive Properties of Test and Training Site Soils: Relative Hardness of Fine particle Fraction, by Austin W. Hogan, June 1994, 15 pages, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab (which soils abrade parachute materials most) AD A284509, Airborne Forcible Entry Operations: USAF Airlift Requirements, Masters Thesis, Rowayne A. Schatz, Jr. June 1994, 141 pages, Army Command and General Staff College AD A284375, Parachute Inflation: A Problem in Aeroelasticity, Keith R. Stein, Richard J. Benney, August 1994, 86 pages, Army Natickk RD&E Center AD A278507, Airdrop of Equipment, Final Report on Test Operations Procedure, 1994, 178 pages, Army Tank-Automotive Command OLDER REPORTS RECENTLY RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC AD A323780, High Altitude Balloon Dummy Drops: Part 1: The Unstabilized Dummy Drops, Raymond Madson, Oct. 1957, 44 pages, Wright Air Development Center AD A323449, High Altitude Bailouts, Vincent Massa, Randall Briggs, et. Al, 45 pages, Sept 1950, Air Materiel Command AD A318114, Flexible Wing Air Cargo Glider Delivery System, N. Sakamoto and G. Cota, Ryan Aeronautical Co., May 1965, 84 pages AD A252243, The Degradation of Parachutes: Age and Mechanical Wear, Final Report, by Ronald A. Segars, May 1992, 56 pages, Army Natick RD&E Center AD A236660, The Airborne and Special Operations Test Board, 1940-1990: A Commemorative History, Final Report, Robert L. Johnson II, October 1990, 80 pages ============= end of list Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
