The Development of Flying Qualities for Lifting Re-Entry Vehicles during Terminal Flight

Abstract

The report summarizes a three-year effort which led to the development of a preliminary specification for the flying qualities of piloted re-entry vehicles during terminal flight. Part of this effort was directed at the preparation of the rationale and backup data upon which the flying qualities requirements are based. The effort included support of the FDL-8 lifting body program at the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory from the standpoint of handling qualities. Some effort was also directed at lifting re-entry dynamics with time dependent coefficients. Recommendations are made on research programs to improve and extend the handling qualities requirements of lifting re-entry vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0742246

Entities

People

  • Dante A. Difranco

Organizations

  • Calspan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Astronautics
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Dynamics
  • Flight
  • Governments
  • Lifting Bodies
  • Military Aircraft
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.