The first period of space transportation was characterized by simple shapes like capsules and probes. The precision of the operations and the control capability of such vehicles was rather low. The natural step to improve this situation was to use in an advanced way the capacity of the atmosphere to support and control the flight of such space vehicles. Thus the winged space vehicles were born.
Aerothermodynamic Data of Winged Re-entry Vehicles (RV-W)
Aerodynamic Data of Space Vehicles ; Chapter : 6 ; 171-300
2014-01-01
130 pages
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English
Aerothermodynamic Data of Non-Winged Re-entry Vehicles (RV-NW) - Cones and Bicones -
Springer Verlag | 2014
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