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Vorticity Ltd completed a supersonic wind tunnel campaign for the European Space Agency last week. A series of small parachutes were tested at Mach numbers between 1.6 and 2.25 in the 1.5 m wind tunnel at CNRC in Ottawa.
The results from the test campaign will be used to help design parachutes for the next generation of European Mars landers.
London viewed from 35000 metres. These images were captured during a recent High Altitude Balloon Flight from Oxfordshire on 14 November 2012.
During September 2012 , Vorticity tested parachutes at speeds between Mach 1.6 and 2.2 as part of a research programme for the European Space Agency. The objective of the tests, carried out at the NRC Trisonic Wind Tunnel in Ottawa, Canada, was to improve knowledge of parachutes which could be used for future Mars landings and Earth return missions.
On 10th October 2012, the team at Vorticity Ltd. successfully performed a low-altitude drop test of their in-house designed and built test vehicle. The test qualified the design of one of the parachutes that will be used on ESA’s 2016 ExoMars Mission during atmospheric entry.
