Tag: parachute cargo delivery
Precision Aerial Delivery Mission Planning (PADS-MP)
The Precision Aerial Delivery System's Mission Planner enables aircrews to plan and initiate load release at a precise Computed Air Release Point (CARP), or...
Onyx – Autonomously Guided Parafoil System
Onyx is an autonomously guided parafoil system designed to enable accurate aerial delivery from high altitudes of up to 35,000 ft and air-speeds up...
JPADS – The Way Ahead
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Heavier classes of Joint Precision Airdrop System systems are planned for fielding in the near future. These include the JPADS-L...
JPADS XL Program
Start < Page 4 of 6 > JPADS basic weight class focuses on low-cost systems such as the Screamer and Affordable Guided Airdrop System (AGAS), developed by...
GPS Guided Cargo Systems
Start < Page 3 of 6 > In recent years, GPS-guided ram-air parachutes render more flexibility to load drops. Since 2004, the US Marine Corps have been...
Profiling the Wind
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The largest error component for release point calculation is the wind estimate. Former practice used to rely on wind models...
Mega-Fly – Autonomously Guided Parafoil Based Heavy Load Delivery System
The MegaFly, developed by Para-Flite to meet these requirements was first tested in October 2006, demonstrating the delivery of 25,000 pound (11.3 ton) cargo...
FireFly – Autonomously Guided Parafoil Based Load Delivery System
The FireFly is a medium sized Precision Aerial Delivery System (PADS) platform capable of delivering 500 lb to 2,200 lb (225 kg to 1.000...
