Unpowered automatic approaches and landings with a CV990 aircraft were conducted to study navigation, guidance, and control problems associated with terminal area approach and landing for the space shuttle. The flight tests were designed to study from 11,300 m to touchdown the performance of a navigation and guidance concept which utilized blended radio/inertial navigation using VOR, DME, and ILS as the ground navigation aids. In excess of fifty automatic approaches and landings were conducted. Preliminary results indicate that this concept may provide sufficient accuracy to accomplish automatic landing of the shuttle orbiter without air-breathing engines on a conventional size runway. (Author)


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    Titel :

    Flight Test Results from the CV990 Simulated Space Shuttle During Unpowered Automatic Approaches and Landings


    Beteiligte:
    F. G. Edwards (Autor:in) / J. D. Foster (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1973


    Format / Umfang :

    43 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch