A spaceplane suitable for aeronautical flight comprising a body and a wing defining a lower airfoil surface in addition to attitude control means that comprise one or a plurality of shutters disposed under the lower airfoil surface of same and maneuverable between a stowed position and an inclined extended position for aerodynamic braking during the transition from a phase of space flight to a phase of aeronautical flight of the aircraft.


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    Title :

    DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF A SPACEPLANE DURING THE TRANSITION FROM A PHASE OF SPACE FLIGHT TO A PHASE OF AERONAUTICAL FLIGHT AND ASSOCIATED TRANSITION METHOD



    Publication date :

    2016-02-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge