An Improved Procedure for Combining Day-of-Launch Atmospheric Flight Loads

Abstract

An improved procedure for combining launch vehicle atmospheric flight load contributors is presented. This new procedure produces load-to-allowable value ratios with lower bias and less variance than previously used procedures. It is expected that the new procedure will increase launch availability without reducing launch reliability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA381097

Entities

People

  • C. E. Spiekermann
  • J. B. Clark
  • J. F. Binkley

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Availability
  • Axial Loads
  • Bending Moments
  • Flight Loads
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Random Variables
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Vehicles
  • Wind

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Regression Analysis.