A paraglider longitudinal flight mechanics modeling

2007-01-2952

11/28/2007

Event
SAE Brasil 2007 Congress and Exhibit
Authors Abstract
Content
In this paper, it is developed a descriptive theory of paraglider flight mechanics, a gliding aircraft designed for entertainment purposes. After the analytical representation of the equipment geometry, the equations of longitudinal motion are derived and the most relevant parameters of performance and stability are identified. The developed theory is tried out based on real gliders analysis showing consistent results. The theoretical results here presented about paraglider flight mechanics can not be found in the available bibliography. It's expected that a scientific approaching of the paraglider stability and performance, as a branch in the aeronautic engineering field enables relevant improvements on flying and safety characteristics of these unconventional aircrafts.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-2952
Pages
13
Citation
Benedetti, D., and de Freitas Pinto, R., "A paraglider longitudinal flight mechanics modeling," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-2952, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-2952.
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Published
Nov 28, 2007
Product Code
2007-01-2952
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English