Aerodynamic performances of lifting-body configurations for a reentry vehicle

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 232-239

  Kawato, Hiroshi ^a,b   Watanabe, Shigeya ^a,b   Yamamoto, Yukimitsu ^a,c   Fujii, Kenji ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Space Transportation Project Center ^*  (Japan)

^c CFD Technology Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PARACHUTES; SPACE SHUTTLES; TRANSONIC AERODYNAMICS; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC DESIGN; BASELINE CONFIGURATIONS; FLIGHT CONDITIONS; SPACE TRANSPORTATION;

VEHICLES;

EID: 18144425547     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.2418     Document Type: Article

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