The design study of a lightweight, effective, reuseable seal for use along the elevon cove of shuttle-type reentry and hypersonic cruise vehicles is presented. The study deals primarily with membrane seals, both metallic and non-metallic. This type of seal spans the cove gap between the wing and elevon, and does not depend on spring tension to maintain contact along a flexing wing span. Technical requirements and criteria were generally derived from the space shuttle and utilized for seal design.


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    Title :

    Design and fabrication of elevon cove thermal protection systems for aerospace vehicles


    Contributors:
    Varisco, A. (author) / Borysewiez, A. (author) / Wolter, W. (author)

    Publication date :

    1979-05-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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