GLIDER RECOVERY AND PILOT RESCUE SYSTEMS

Authors

  • W. Roger
  • P. Stabenau

Keywords:

Design, Safety

Abstract

Mid-air accidents involving gliders result in damage to their structure and often in a loss of maneuverability. The aircraft starts to spin or goes into a negative loop. The stress on the aircraft and pilot increases by every second. A glider recovery system is able to stabilize and decelerate this motion but it should be deployed as fast as possible. Both systems investigated by the FH Aachen, the glider recovery system (GRS) and the pilot rescue system (PRS),-require a calculated minimum height of 150 m (500 ft) for a successful deceleration.

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (1994)

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