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Performance of an aerodynamic yaw controller mounted on the space shuttle orbiter body flap at mach 10
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Scallion, W. I. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | A wind-tunnel investigation of the effectiveness of an aerodynamic yaw controller mounted on the lower surface of a shuttle orbiter model body flap was conducted in the Langley 31-Inch Mach 10 Tunnel. The controller consisted of a 60 deg delta fin mounted perpendicular to the body flap lower surface and yawed 30 deg to the free stream direction. The control was tested at angles of attack from 20 deg to 40 deg at zero sideslip for a Reynolds number based on wing mean aerodynamic chord of 0.66 x 10(exp 6). The aerodynamic and control effectiveness characteristics are presented along with an analysis of the effectiveness of the controller in making a bank maneuver for Mach 18 flight conditions. The controller was effective in yaw and produced a favorable rolling moment. The analysis showed that the controller was as effective as the reaction control system in making the bank maneuver. These results warrant further studies of the aerodynamic/aerothermodynamic characteristics of the control concept for application to future transportation vehicles. |
| File Size | 1084069 |
| Page Count | 28 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950017977 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5hb42952 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Pitching Moments Hypersonic Reentry Flight Conditions Turning Flight Space Shuttle Orbiters Rolling Moments Hypersonic Speed Airfoil Profiles Flaps Control Surfaces Wind Tunnel Tests Spacecraft Control Angle of Attack Directional Control Aerodynamic Characteristics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |