Longitudinal and lateral-directional characteristics were obtained on several modified versions of the Rockwell International 140 A/B orbiter (0.010 scale). These modifications, designed to extend trim capability to center-of-gravity locations forward of the 65 percent fuselage station, consisted of two forebodies, two canard trimmers, and two body-wing fillets. Tests were performed over an angle-of-attack range of 12 to 36 degrees at a Reynolds number of 1.03 million based on body reference length. Data were obtained with the elevons and body flap deflected at the full-up and full-down design values. This investigation was conducted in the NASA Langley continuous flow hypersonic tunnel.


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    Title :

    Space shuttle orbiter trimmed center of gravity extension study. Volume 1: Effects of configuration modifications on the aerodynamic characteristics of the 140 A/B orbiter at Mach 10.3


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    Publication date :

    1975-06-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English