Paratech Parachutes - Today's
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Parachute Recovery System Design Manual by Theo Knacke. Soft cover book is NWC-TP-6567 (512 pages) published in 1992 by Para Publishing in Santa Barbara California. Considered to be the Bible of parachute engineering. Book can be purchased from Para Publishing. Click here to see personalized copy signed by author. |
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The Parachute Manual - Volume 2, 4th Edition by Dan Poynter. Listed in the Acknowlegments of the book. Soft cover book (416 pages) published by Para Publishing in Santa Barbara, California. Book deals with ram-air inflated gliding parachutes. Book can be purchased from Para Publishing. Click here to see acknowlegments page. |
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Design and Testing of High Performance Parachutes by Maydew and Peterson of Sandia Labs. AGARD-AG-319 (308 pages) published in 1991 by NATO. Contains design examples of high dynamic pressure and supersonic parachute systems tested in wind tunnels, ordnance delivery, and systems flown on sounding rockets. Excellent unclassified reference on parachute systems design. Hard cover book is out of print. Microfische copies can be purchased from NTIS (National Technical Information Service). Search at this link using agard-ag-319. Click here to see personalized copy signed by author. |