This paper discusses the results of the IFR flight studies and briefly presents two terminal area guidance schemes specifically designed for terminal area energy management and guidance of unpowered, low L/D vehicles.
IFR Experience with Unpowered, Low-Lift-Drag- Ratio Landing Approaches
NASA Symposium on Flight Test Results Pertaining to the Space Shuttlecraft ; 1970 ; Edwards, CA, US
1970-10-01
Conference paper
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English
Guidance of a spacecraft with low lift-to-drag ratio to a landing point
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