NASA-LLIS-0361
Lessons Learned - Parachute Diameter and Pilot/Payload Descent Rate
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| Organization: | NASA |
| Publication Date: | 11 October 1995 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 2 |
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Description of Driving Event:
The X-31 experimental aircraft used the egress system from the F-18 fighter aircraft, including its 17 foot diameter main parachute. A test pilot ejected from the X-31 over Edwards Air Force Base, CA. The pilot's calculated descent rate was over 28 feet per second. The parachute landing fall resulted in multiple injuries.
Document History
NASA-LLIS-0361
October 11, 1995
Lessons Learned - Parachute Diameter and Pilot/Payload Descent Rate
Description of Driving Event:
The X-31 experimental aircraft used the egress system from the F-18 fighter aircraft, including its 17 foot diameter main parachute. A test pilot ejected from the X-31...
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