The rapid rate of descent under the small steerable ram-air drogue considerably reduces the time in the air, translating into less exposure for the cargo, while minimizing wind drift effect and permitting more precise targeting. The ability to precisely drop cargo from a higher and safer altitude substantially increases the safety of the aircraft as well.

Designated the “SCREAMER” (Patent Pending), our concept of a small ram-air drogue with GPS or our own Ram Air Drogue guidance system is compatible and easily combined with most existing cargo configurations and aerial delivery parachute systems. Requiring relatively minor modifications, the SCREAMER concept will introduce stand-off capability to presently existing cargo configurations. We expect this ram-air drogue feature to be a resourceful low cost way of expanding the operational limitations of existing conventional cargo parachutes while increasing the precision of landings.