Viscous Effects on the Static Stability and Axial-Force Characteristics of the NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter at Mach Number 19

Abstract

An experimental program was conducted in the AEDC-VKF hypervelocity Wind Tunnel (F) at a nominal Mach number of 19 to determine the static stability and axial-force characteristics of a 0.01-scale model of the NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter. The tests were conducted at an angle of attack of 30 deg at free-stream Reynolds numbers (based on model length) from 100000 to 400000. The results are compared to previous AEDC data at Mach numbers 8, 10, and 16.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018143

Entities

People

  • L. G. Siler

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Force
  • Control Surfaces
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Reduction
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Electric Arcs
  • Free Stream
  • Instrumentation
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Scale Models
  • Space Shuttles
  • Strain Gages
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster