An investigation was conducted to determine the supersonic longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of 0.015 scale models of the Rockwell International 089B and 139B space shuttle orbiter configurations and the 139B orbiter with a modifier forebody. The models each had a 45 deg swept delta wing that was blended into the body with an 81 deg swept fillet to form a double delta planform. The vertical tail had a split rudder deflected 27.5 deg on each side to form a speed brake. Tests were conducted at Mach numbers of 2.5, 3.9, and 4.6 at a Reynolds number, based on the body length of the 089B model, of 4,150,000. Angles of attack varied from -4 deg to 44 deg at 0 deg sideslip.
Supersonic Longitudinal Aerodynamic Characteristics of Two Space Shuttle Orbiter Configurations
1977
32 pages
Report
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English
Space Shuttle orbiter aerodynamic development
AIAA | 1974
|Space Shuttle Orbiter Aerodynamic Development
AIAA | 1978
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