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Experimental and theoretical study of aerodynamic characteristics of some lifting bodies at angles of attack from -10 degrees to 53 degrees at mach numbers from 2.30 to 4.62
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Torres, Abel O. Spearman, M. Leroy |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | Lifting bodies are of interest for possible use as space transportation vehicles because they have the volume required for significant payloads and the aerodynamic capability to negotiate the transition from high angles of attack to lower angles of attack (for cruise flight) and thus safely reenter the atmosphere and perform conventional horizontal landings. Results are presented for an experimental and theoretical study of the aerodynamic characteristics at supersonic speeds for a series of lifting bodies with 75 deg delta planforms, rounded noses, and various upper and lower surface cambers. The camber shapes varied in thickness and in maximum thickness location, and hence in body volume. The experimental results were obtained in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel for both the longitudinal and the lateral aerodynamic characteristics. Selected experimental results are compared with calculated results obtained through the use of the Hypersonic Arbitrary-Body Aerodynamic Computer Program. |
| File Size | 857058 |
| Page Count | 28 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940022190 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5m954t81 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Space Transportation Planforms Supersonic Speed Lifting Bodies Wind Tunnel Tests Hypersonic Wind Tunnels Angle of Attack Aerodynamic Characteristics Camber Mach Number Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |