An investigation has been conducted at the Boston University supersonic wind-tunnel testing facility to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of the payload sections of sounding rockets designed to increase drag during re-entry. The higher drag is desired in order to increase the vehicle's atmospheric braking during re-entry so that its velocity is reduced to M=2 at a much higher altitude than is ordinarily attained. This would allow earlier parachute deployment, thus increasing airborne time and facilitating mid-air recovery by aircraft.
An Experimental Study of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Longitudinally Truncated Cylinders and Cone-Cylinders
1975
73 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transonic Flow past Cone Cylinders
NTRS | 1954
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TIBKAT | 1955
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