PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE FDL-5A UNMANNED HIGH L/D SPACECRAFT. PART 4. AEROTHERMODYNAMICS

Abstract

Design and experimental analyses of unmanned entry research vehicles having high hypersonic L/D and high volume are described. Analytic parametric data are presented for two lifting body classes designated HLD-35 and FDL-5. Experimental aerodynamic and heat transfer data obtained from Arnold Engineering Development Wind Tunnels A, B, C, and F are compared with analytic data for the FDL-5 vehicle. Structure and subsystems are selected for performing unmanned hypersonic research with the vehicle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0390205

Entities

People

  • Fred L. Guard
  • Howard D. Schultz

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computer Programs
  • Enthalpy
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geometry
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Heat Transfer
  • Isotherms
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Shock Tunnels
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Software Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers