Investigations in Langley transonic dynamics tunnel were made using aeroelastic models of Saturn vehicles with Apollo payloads; variations with wind velocity, azimuth angle, and structural damping of bending moments imposed by ground winds were investigated for fueled and unfueled configurations; results indicate that unmodified, unfueled Saturn IB and Saturn V vehicles have loads which, at certain wind velocities and azimuth angles, exceed design bending moments; excessive loads may be reduced to acceptable levels by increasing structural damping to 3% of critical.


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    Title :

    Wind-tunnel studies of ground-wind loads on Saturn launch vehicles


    Additional title:

    J Spacecraft Rockets


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    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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