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Hypersonic stability and control characteristics of the rockwell international 139-b space shuttle orbiter
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Stone, D. R. Mulfinger, R. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | The purpose of this study was to determine the hypersonic aerodynamic performance, longitudinal trim, static stability, and the extent of the center-of-gravity boundaries within the design control limits as well as to examine the effect of Reynolds number on the longitudinal stability of the 139-B space shuttle orbiter. A 0.004 scale model (34-0)was tested in helium over an angle-of-attack range of 18 deg to 54 deg at 0 deg and -minus 5 deg sideslip angles. The total pressure was varied for selected configurations to obtain a Reynolds number range, based on model length, from 0.51 million to 3.6 million at Mach numbers between 17.6 and 21.6 Surface oil-flow studies and electron-beam illuminated-flow studies were also conducted at angles-of-attack of 30 deg, 40 deg, and 50 deg for selected Reynolds numbers. |
| File Size | 120899951 |
| Page Count | 150 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740023235 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6k11vd5k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Vehicles Spacecraft Performance Hypersonic Flight Static Stability Wind Tunnel Tests Flow Visualization Spacecraft Control Spacecraft Stability Space Shuttle Orbiters Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
