X-43A flight-test-determined aerodynamic force and moment characteristics at mach 7.0

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 472-484

  Davis, Mark C ^a,b,c   White, J Terry ^a,c  

^a NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Mail Stop 2228

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MACH NUMBER; SEA LEVEL; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; CENTER OF GRAVITY; DIRECTIONAL STABILITY; DYNAMIC PRESSURES; HYPERSONIC FLIGHTS; POWERED AIRCRAFT; STABILITY AND CONTROL; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 44949184528     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.30413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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