The book treats hypersonic flight trajectories and atmospheric entry flight mechanics in light of their importance for space shuttle entry. Following a review of the structures of planetary atmospheres and aerodynamic forces, equations are derived for flight over a spherical planet, and the performance of long-range hypervelocity vehicles in extra-atmospheric flight is analyzed. Consideration is then given to vehicle trajectories in the powered and atmospheric reentry phases of flight, and several first-order solutions are derived for various planetary entry situations. The second-order theory of Loh for entry trajectories is presented along with the classical theories of Yaroshevskii and Chapman for entry into planetary atmospheres, and the thermal problems encountered in hypersonic flight are analyzed. A unified theory for entry into planetary atmospheres is then introduced which allows the performance of a general type of lifting vehicle to be studied, and applied to the analysis of orbit contraction due to atmospheric drag, flight with lift modulation and lateral maneuvers.


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    Title :

    Hypersonic and planetary entry flight mechanics


    Contributors:
    Vinh, N. X. (author) / Busemann, A. (author) / Culp, R. D. (author)

    Publication date :

    1980-01-01


    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



    Hypersonic Flight Mechanics

    A. Busemann / N. X. Vinh / R. D. Culp | NTIS | 1976



    Hypersonic Flight Mechanics

    Busemann, A. / Vinh, N. X. / Culp, R. D. | NTRS | 1976