Structural Analysis

Parachutes, paraglders, ballutes

• Computed shapes of 8 parachutes (ring, square, crucial, biconical, disc-gap-band, ribbon, paraglider rib, parawing) and 8-gore ballute.
• Biconic parachute. Inflation, maximum load phase.
• Crucial parachute.
• Circular parachute 100 sq.m. Comparison with experiment.
• Square parachute with radial carcass.
• Disk-Gap-Band parachute (12 gores).
• Ribbon conic parachute.
• Computed shape of the paraglider canopy.
• Cluster of three conic parachutes.

Airbags

• Lunar landing shock absorber (one airbag).
• Shock absorber - cluster of two airbags.
• Shock absorber - cluster of 4 airbags.

Airships, balloons, inflatables

• Hot-air airship.
• Sports hot-air balloon.
• Standard 24-gore hot-air balloon.
• Panelled construction "Cube".
• Complex 3D-shapes of inflatable figures.
• Inflatable balloon "Tiger".
• Inflatable balloon "Behemoth".
• Inflatable balloon "Venus".

Other

• Fire-Buckets (inverted parachutes)

Aerodynamic Analysis

• Flow around parachute-forebody system. Density field (isolines). Mach=2.
• Flow around parachute-forebody system. Velocity vector field. Mach=2.
• Flow around ballute-forebody system. Density field. Mach=2.
• Optimizing of paraglider (choice of airfoil shaped rib, position of intake, canopy planform, best angle of attack to reach max. Lift/Drag ratio, etc.)

Aeroelastic Analysis

Parachutes, paragliders, ballutes

• Supersonic "Disk-Band-Cone" parachute inflation in forebody wake. Mach=2.
• Supersonic crucial parachute inflation in forebody wake. Mach=2.
• Ballute inflation in undisturbed flow. Mach=2.
• Rib of ram-air parachute deformation under aerodynamic load.

Balloons, inflatables

• Hot-air balloon under wind action.
• Air-supported spherical construction loses stability under wind action.
• Air-supported advertizing balloon "Bulb" under wind action.

Testing in Tunnels  (Ukrainian Air-Force Institute).

• Shadograph of ballute in supersonic wind-tunnel.
• Test in subsonic wind-tunnel.
• Airship model in water-tunnel.
• Parachute inflation in water-tunnel.

Photos

• Radio-guided cargo paraglider.
• Shadograph of supersonic parachute in free flight
• Fire-Buckets (inverted parachutes)
• Hot-air balloon under wind action.
• Hot-air airship.
• Hot-air balloon "Bell"
• Hot-air balloon "Apricot"
• Panelled construction "SnowHouse".
• Inflatable balloon "Behemoth".