Flight data obtained from three Space Transportation System orbiter entries (STS-1, 2, and 3) are processed and analyzed to determine the roll interactions caused by the firing of the entry reaction control system (RCS). Comparisons between the flight-derived parameters and the predicted derivatives without interaction effects are made. The flight-derived RCS Plume flow-field interaction effects are independently deduced by direct integration of the incremental changes in the wing upper surface pressures induced by RCS side thruster firings. The separately obtained interaction effects are compared to the predicted values and the differences are discussed.
Space Shuttle third flight /STS-3/ entry RCS analysis
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Sciences Meeting ; 1983 ; Reno, NV
1983-01-01
Conference paper
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English
Space Shuttle third flight /STS-3/ entry RCS analysis
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