An investigation was conducted in the Langley 8-foot transonic pressure tunnel to investigate the static pitching-moment, normal-force, and axial-force characteristics on a model of a nonlifting vehicle suit- able for reentry. The vehicle was designed to use a heat sink and blunt shape to alleviate the effects of the heating encountered during reentry of the earth's atmosphere. The effects of modifying the intersection of the face of the model with the afterbody from a sharp corner to a rounded edge were also investigated. Tests were conducted at Mach numbers from 0.40 to 1.14 and at angles of attack from approximately -3 deg to 20 deg. The Reynolds number varied from about 2.0 x 10(exp 6) to 3.6 x 10(exp 6). The results show that the model had a low positive static-stability level, low normal-force coefficients, and large axial-force coefficients. The model trimmed, for the angle-of-attack range investigated, at angles of attack near zero. The effects on the stability as a result of rounding the corner were negligible.


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    Title :

    Wind-Tunnel Investigation at Mach Numbers from 0.40 to 1.14 of the Static Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Nonlifting Vehicle Suitable for Reentry


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    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    14 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English