Stiffness Scaling for Solid-Cloth Parachutes.

Presents a study that investigated the parameters that affect the inflation of solid-cloth, flat circular parachute canopies. Dimensional analysis of the parameters in relevance to the performance of the entire parachute system; Comparison of the parameters for full and small-scale solid-cloth, flat circular canopies in air and water; Correlation of the filling and opening times applicable to very small-scale models and full-scale parachutes; Role of permeability in the production of canopy proportionality factors.