Safety Planning for C-17A Airdrop Testing 24 Sep 09 Air Force Flight Test Center War-Winning Capabilities … On Time, On Cost Safety Planning for C-17A Airdrop Testing 24 Sep 09 Mark “SCIPR” Jones Jr, Maj 418th Flight Test Squadron 661-275-7594 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. AFFTC-PA No. 10150 I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Overview Background: NASA Orion and Ares airdrop tests Build-up and Recent Results Modeling and Simulation for Safety Planning
Background
Background (Play video: http://www.multiplyleadership.com/Multiply_Leadership/ATOMs/Entries/2010/1/30_ATOMs__Multiply_Leadership%2C_Energize_the_Team.html (but this sight is filtered by Edwards security policy). The video is also available on http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/orion/pa_chute_test.html (but only intermittently).
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Background
Background
Build-up and Recent Results Test Point Objective Results Extraction line cut test Demonstrate cutting procedure Successful Parachute tow test #1 Demonstrate Vectran extraction line loads Airdrop #1, 40K lb JDTV Build-up for parachute Airdrop #2, 60K lb JDTV Build-up for parachute and aircraft (instrumented ramp) Extraction anomaly Test tub Demonstrate three parachute cluster design deployment Parachute tow test #2 Demonstrate modified rigging procedure (anomaly corrected) Airdrop #3, 72K lb JDTV Parachute design load limit (DLL) DLL validated FQ, loads data for build-up Airdrop #4, 78K lb JDTV Build-up for aircraft TBD Airdrop #5, 85K Airdrop #6, 90K Demonstrate load safety margin
M&S for Safety Planning
M&S for Safety Planning
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