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Launch-pad abort capabilities of the hl-20 lifting body
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ragsdale, W. A. Jackson, E. Bruce Chowdhry, Rajiv S. Rivers, Robert A. Geyer, David W. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | The capability of the HL-20 lifting body to perform an abort maneuver from the launch pad to a horizontal landing was studied. The study involved both piloted and batch simulation models of the vehicle. A point-mass model of the vehicle was used for trajectory optimization studies. The piloted simulation was performed in the Langley Visual/Motion Simulator in the fixed-base mode. A candidate maneuver was developed and refined for the worst-case launch-pad-to-landing-site geometry with an iterative procedure of off-line maneuver analysis followed by piloted evaluations and heuristic improvements to the candidate maneuver. The resulting maneuver demonstrates the launch-site abort capability of the HL-20 and dictates requirements for nominal abort-motor performance. The sensitivity of the maneuver to variations in several design parameters was documented. |
| File Size | 919521 |
| Page Count | 20 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940030181 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8nd0wb27 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Stability And Control Lifting Bodies Heuristic Methods Launching Pads Design Analysis Abort Trajectories Spacecraft Launching Flight Simulation 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 |
