Space Shuttle third flight /STS-3/ entry RCS analysisFlight data obtained from three Space Transportation System orbiter entries (STS-1, 2, and 3) are processed and analyzed to determine the roll interactions caused by the firing of the entry reaction control system (RCS). Comparisons between the flight-derived parameters and the predicted derivatives without interaction effects are made. The flight-derived RCS Plume flow-field interaction effects are independently deduced by direct integration of the incremental changes in the wing upper surface pressures induced by RCS side thruster firings. The separately obtained interaction effects are compared to the predicted values and the differences are discussed.
Document ID
19830035312
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Scallion, W. I. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Compton, H. R. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Suit, W. T. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Powell, R. W. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Blackstock, T. A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bates, B. L. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1983
Subject Category
Space Transportation
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 83-0116
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aerospace Sciences Meeting