The thermo-mechanical architecture and TPS configuration of the pre-X vehicle

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-464

  Leleu, F ^a   Watillon, Ph ^a   Moulin, J ^a   Lacombe, A ^b   Soyris, Ph ^b  

^a AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

^b SNECMA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRAJECTORIES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AEROTHERMODYNAMICS; REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (RLV); THERMAL PROTECTION; THERMO-MECHANICAL ARCHITECTURES;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 10444265166     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2004.05.073     Document Type: Article

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4. A. Lacombe, et al., Overview of the current thermal protection technologies and orientation of performance improvements to satisfy RLV needs, Third European Conference on Launcher Technology, December 2001.