Research results are presented of an investigation of the optimum maneuvers of advanced shuttle type spacecraft during reentry. The equations are formulated by means of modified Chapman variables resulting in a general set of equations for flight analysis which are exact for reentry and for flight in a vacuum. Four planar flight typical optimum manuevers are investigated. For three-dimensional flight the optimum trajectory for maximum cross range is discussed in detail. Techniques for calculating reentry footprints are presented.


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    Title :

    Optimum reentry trajectories of a lifting vehicle


    Contributors:
    Chern, J. S. (author) / Vinh, N. X. (author)

    Publication date :

    1980-02-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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