PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE FDL-5A UNMANNED HIGH L/D SPACECRAFT. PART 3. AERODYNAMICS

Abstract

The aerodynamic wind tunnel test program for the FDL-5 configuration is described in this Part III. The description includes the models, test facilities, data reduction and presentation, and the test schedules. A complete presentation of the aerodynamic test data is provided. The data include six component force and moment data, pressure data, and photographic data for the Mach number range between 1.5 to 20. Correlations between the data and appropriate theories are presented. The overall aerodynamic characteristics of the FDL-5 configuration are defined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0390195

Entities

People

  • C. M. Onspaugh
  • Carl F. Ehrlich
  • J. J. Rising
  • R. S. Peyton

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Transducers
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Database Systems and Applications

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers