Inflated mobile lifting structures practical design and trials of a circular planform model using membrane construction

dc.contributor.author	A. Y. Simpson	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-10-20T11:05:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-10-20T11:05:31Z
dc.date.issued	1968	en_US
dc.identifier.other	ARC/CP-1056	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://reports.aerade.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826.2/1069
dc.description.abstract	Early lifting structures and planforms With two straight sides and circular ends and with many lifting points in order to encompass road vehicles economically. Problems of load slinging and structural inflexibility, however, precluded the use of the system for most practical applications. This paper describes tests carried out on a circular-planform model to ascertain the effect on performance of only four load attachment points. After several modifications, a practical design was evolved, for use as a basis for a full scale prototype. Appendix B includes a posSible application for such a device.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Aeronautical Research Council Current Papers	en_US
dc.title	Inflated mobile lifting structures practical design and trials of a circular planform model using membrane construction	en_US