The capacity and quality of the atmospheric flight performance
of space flight vehicles is characterized by their aerodynamic data
bases. A complete aerodynamic data base would encompass the
coefficients of the static longitudinal and lateral motions and the
related dynamic coefficients.
In this book the aerodynamics of 27 vehicles are considered.
Only a few of them did really fly. Therefore the aerodynamic data
bases are often not complete, in particular when the projects or
programs were more or less abruptly stopped, often due to political
decisions. Configurational design studies or the development of
demonstrators
usually happen with reduced or incomplete aerodynamic data sets.
Therefore some data sets base just on the application of one of the
following tools: semi-empirical design methods, wind tunnel tests,
numerical simulations. In so far a high percentage of the data
presented is incomplete and would have to be verified.
Flight mechanics needs the aerodynamic coefficients as function
of a lot of variables. The allocation of the aerodynamic
coefficients for a particular flight operation at a specific
trajectory point is conducted by an aerodynamic model. The
establishment of such models is described in this book.
This book is written for graduate and doctoral students to give
them insight into the aerodynamics of the various flight
configurations. Further for design and development engineers in
industry and at research institutes (including universities)
searching for an appropriate vehicle shape, as well as for
non-specialists, who may be interested in
this subject. The book will be helpful, too, in the case that
system studies require in their concept phases the selection of
suitable vehicle shapes.
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