Research Article

The Effect of Rigging Angle on Longitudinal Direction Motion of Parafoil-Type Vehicle: Basic Stability Analysis and Wind Tunnel Test

Table 4

Suspension line length to determine RA (MLL: 0.54 mm, CG: 45%).

RA [deg]Suspension line length [mm]RA [deg]Suspension line length [mm]
Attached on 10% chord lengthAttached on 70% chord lengthAttached on 10% chord lengthAttached on 70% chord length

4548.7536.5-3536.0545.6
3546.9537.8-4534.1546.9
2545.1539.1-5532.3548.2
1543.3540.4-6530.5549.5
0541.5541.7-7528.6550.8
-1539.6543.0-8526.8552.1
-2537.8544.3-9524.9553.3