Parachute telemetering system facilitates tests of experimental parachutes

A parachute telemetering system recently developed by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) is facilitating tests of experimental parachutes for use with modern high-speed aircraft. Electronic equipment mounted inside a parachute-borne torso-shaped dummy transmits by radio needed information — altitude, and forces at various points — in coded form to a ground station, where the information is decoded.