High camber ram-air parachute
US4865272A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D17/025
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gliding parachute of the ram-air type having aligned upper and lower panels separated by high camber airfoil shaped ribs whose maximum camber thickness is equal to or less than ten percent of its chord length and so constructed so as to impart a recessed air pocket under its lower panel.
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