Tests have shown that Mach and Reynolds number affect static stability; increasing Mach number decreases static stability; increasing Reynolds number appears to increase static stability at low amplitudes and to have opposite effect at large amplitudes; nonlinear analysis was found useful in making these comparisons; although there was scatter in data, configuration tested appears to be dynamically stable at Mach 16 and dynamically unstable at Mach 30; drag coefficient at Mach 30 was found to be higher than at lower Mach numbers.


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    Title :

    Free-flight tests of blunt-nosed flare-stabilized body at speeds to 8.2 km/sec


    Additional title:

    J Spacecraft Rockets


    Contributors:
    Kirk, D.B. (author) / Chapman, G.T. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English