Jan 262012
From a McDonnell Aircraft paper on Gemini design features… some drawings and info illustrating how to land a Gemini capsule on a runway using a Rogallo wing. It was noted that by offsetting the center of gravity 1 and three quarters of an inch from the longitudinal centerline, a hypersonic lift-to-drag ratio of about 0.22 would be generated, allowing some crossrange travel. The nose skid would deploy with the parawing; the main skids would be deployed by the pilot. The parawing would be cut loose on landing so that it would not interfere with the capsule slideout.
