NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Getting up to speed in hypersonic structuresAn overview is presented of some of the hypersonic technology that will become the baseline for more advanced commercial aerospace systems and new military transportation systems for carrying astronauts and equipment into space. Attention is given to the X-15 aeronautical research program, the X-20 DYNA-SOAR, and the current X-30 National Aerospace Plane. Consideration is given to FEM analysis methods, modal testing conducted to measure the structure's resonant frequencies, dampings, and mode shapes, and high-temperature, high-speed wind tunnel testing and in-flight measurement of steady and unsteady pressures at Mach 3 and above.
Document ID
19920072503
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kehoe, Michael W.
(NASA Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Ricketts, Rodney H.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Aerospace America
Volume: 30
Issue: 9, Se
ISSN: 0740-722X
Subject Category
Structural Mechanics
Accession Number
92A55127
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available