A parametric analysis of a broad spectrum of thermostructural concepts is presented. A complete structural concept for the 35-foot entry test vehicle using the FDL-5 configuration is defined. Subsystems for the entry test vehicle are selected. A weight breakdown and a weight summary for the test vehicle are presented. (Author)
Preliminary Design and Experimental Investigation of the FDL-5A Unmanned High L/D Spacecraft. Part 5. Vehicle Design
1968
134 pages
Report
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English
Unmanned Spacecraft , Lifting reentry vehicles , Design , Hypersonic test vehicles , Weight , Panels , Aerodynamic loading , Heat shields , Launch vehicles , Flight control systems , Aerodynamic control surfaces , Data processing , Telemeter systems , Aluminum alloy 2219 , Atlas , Cobalt alloy haynes alloy no. 25 , Fdl-5 reentry vehicles , Hld-35 reentry vehicles , Nickel alloy inconel , Niobium alloy cb-752 , Tantalum alloy t-222 , Tantalum alloy 10W , Titan 3 , Titanium alloy 8Al 1Mo 1V