Patent ID: 6889942

Claim:
A controllable parachute system for controlled guidance and delivery of an air dropped payload, the system comprising: a steering ram air guidance parachute, connectable to the payload for a first period of time following launch adapted to quickly move the payload after drop to a first altitude substantially overhead a target location; a second landing parachute connectable to the payload for a second period of time following launch adapted to land the dropped payload from a second altitude substantially said overhead target location to impact at said target location; and a flight controller responsive to said target location and to said first and second altitudes, for steering the guidance parachute to the first altitude that is a predetermined first distance substantially overhead said target location, for maneuvering the guidance parachute to the second altitude that is a predetermined second distance substantially overhead said target location less than said first distance without substantially departing from being overhead said target location as it descends from the first to the second altitudes during the first period of time and for transitioning to the second landing parachute substantially at said second altitude prior to impact at the target location.