In this paper the thrust programs for minimum propellant consumption during vertical take-off and landing maneuvers of a rocket in a vacuumare derived, first for a uniform gravitational field, then for the inverse square law gravitational field. It is shown that, regardless of the mathematical form of the attracting force, the extremal arc for take-off is composed of a maximum thrust subarc followed by a coasting subarc, and the extremal arc for landing is composed of a coasting subarc followed by a maximum thrust subarc.


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    Title :

    Thrust Programs for Minimum Propellant Consumption During Vertical Take-off and Landing Maneuvers of a Rocket Vehicle in a Vacuum


    Contributors:
    D. G. Hull (author)

    Publication date :

    1962


    Size :

    55 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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