Past studies of reentry vehicles tested to high angles of attack (up to 90 deg) in the Mach number range from 2 to 4.8 are reviewed. Two basic planforms are considered: highly-swept deltas and circular. The delta concepts include variations in cross section (and thus volume) and in camber distribution. The effectiveness of various types of aerodynamic control devices is also included. The purpose of the paper is to examine the characteristics of the vehicles with a view toward the potential usefulness of such concepts in a flight regime that would include reentry from space into the atmosphere followed by a transition to sustained atmospheric flight.


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    Title :

    Supersonic aerodynamic characteristics of some reentry concepts for angles of attack to 90 deg


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    Publication date :

    1985-11-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English