Aerodynamic decelerator testing in the national full-scale aerodynamics complex

14th Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 419-428

  Askins, Paul A ^a   Zell, Peter T ^b   Ross, James C ^c  

^a NFAC Test Manager   (United States)

^b NFAC Facility Operations Manager   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY; DATA ACQUISITION; DECELERATION; NASA; WIND STRESS; WIND TUNNELS;

ACQUISITION STRATEGIES; AERODYNAMIC DECELERATORS; LARGE-SCALE AERODYNAMICS; RESEARCH CENTER; STATE OF THE ART; TEST TECHNIQUES; WIND TUNNEL TESTS; WIND-TUNNEL TESTING;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 84976512737     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1997-1528     Document Type: Conference Paper

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