A suspending wind-tunnel test for the Automatic Landing Flight Experiment (ALFLEX) was conducted as part of the research on an unmanned winged re-entry vehicle (HOPE). The suspending flight was simulated in the wind-tunnel using a 40% scaled model of the ALFLEX vehicle to validate the design of the suspending system and to identify the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle for designing a control system. As a result, problems of some elements of the system are identified and a counterplan is considered. The flight test plan of AFLEX is then fixed based on these results.


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    Wind Tunnel Tests for ALFLEX

    Shigemi, M. / Yanagihara, M. / Nakayasu, H. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998


    Development of ALFLEX Vehicle

    Ueda, T. / Inaba, M. / Sagisaka, M. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998