Lateral and Longitudinal Stability and Control Parameters for the Space Shuttle Discovery as Determined from Flight Test Data

Download or read book Lateral and Longitudinal Stability and Control Parameters for the Space Shuttle Discovery as Determined from Flight Test Data written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Discovery vehicle was found to have longitudinal and lateral aerodynamic characteristics similar to those of the Columbia and Challenger vehicles. The values of the lateral and longitudinal parameters are compared with the preflight data book. The lateral parameters showed the same trends as the data book. With the exception of C sub l sub Beta for Mach numbers greater than 15, C sub n sub delta r for Mach numbers greater than 2 and for Mach numbers less than 1.5, where the variation boundaries were not well defined, ninety percent of the extracted values of the lateral parameters fell within the predicted variations. The longitudinal parameters showed more scatter, but scattered about the preflight predictions. With the exception of the Mach 1.5 to .5 region of the flight envelope, the preflight predictions seem a reasonable representation of the Shuttle aerodynamics. The models determined accounted for ninety percent of the actual flight time histories. Suit, William T. and Schiess, James R. Langley Research Center RTOP 506-46-21-01...