The Orbiter Experiments Program to provide research instrumentation on the Shuttle Orbiter is discussed. Flight aerodynamic problems such as ground-based data limitations, rarefied flow effects, body flap and control surface effectiveness, and windward surface heat transfer are reviewed. Experiments currently under development are described, including experiments on tile gaps and wall catalytic effects which provide the opportunity to obtain data not available in ground facilities and apply the results to improvements in the Orbiter's thermal protection system. Such experiments combined with other instrumentation on the Orbiter should provide benchmark flight data which can make a significant impact on the design of future space transportation systems.
OEX - Use of the Shuttle Orbiter as a research vehicle
Flight Testing Conference ; 1981 ; Las Vegas, NV
1981-11-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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