Preliminary Handling Qualities Requirements for Lifting Re-Entry Vehicles during Terminal Flight

Abstract

Preliminary handling qualities requirements for lifting re-entry vehicles during terminal flight at low supersonic, transonic, and subsonic speeds are presented and discussed. Included are a preliminary draft of a flying qualities specification for piloted re-entry vehicles and the rationale and backup data upon which the flying qualities requirements are based. Many of the requirements were adapted from, or are similar to, the requirements for piloted airplanes presented in the latest revision of the flying qualities specification for military airplanes, MIL-F-8785B(ASG). Some requirements that are new and unique to lifting re-entry vehicles have been added. The format of the specification is similar to that of MIL-F-8785B(ASG), therefore, comparison of flying qualities requirements of lifting re-entry vehicles and airplanes is facilitated. These flying qualities requirements are preliminary and subject to revisions based on future research and additional discussions with interested contractors and government agencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0731563

Entities

People

  • Dante A. Difranco
  • John F. Mitchell

Organizations

  • Calspan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Surfaces
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamic Response
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Manned Spacecraft
  • Military Aircraft
  • Missions
  • Spacecraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow