Study of proposed lifting reentry system with movable fins; body alone was unstable from angle of attack of 0 to about 35° where it became stable and remained so to 90°; model with fins was stable throughout entire angle of attack range; deflecting fins appeared to be effective means of pitch control.
Static longitudinal stability and control characteristics at mach number of 1.99 of lenticular-shaped reentry vehicle
NASA -- Tech Note
1960
16 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Landing characteristics of lenticular-shaped reentry vehicle
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