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

Abstract

A parametric analysis of a broad spectrum of thermostructural concepts is presented. A complete structural concept for the 35-foot entry test vehicle using the FDL-5 configuration is defined. Subsystems for the entry test vehicle are selected. A weight breakdown and a weight summary for the test vehicle are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0390196

Entities

People

  • I. F. Sakata
  • M. Verhaegh
  • P. P. Plank

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Guidance
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Landing Gear
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Navigation
  • Nose Wheels
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Telemetry Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Business Analytics
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers