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A Compilation of Space Shuttle Sonic Boom Measurements - Supplemental STS Sonic Boom FilesSupplemental STS Sonic Boom Files for NASA/CR-2011-217080. Data files included on CDROM formatted to ISO 9660 standards. Sonic boom measurements have been obtained on 26 flights of the Space Shuttle system beginning with the launch of STS-1 on April 12, 1981, to the reentry-descent of STS-41 into EAFB on Oct. 10, 1990. A total of 23 boom measurements were acquired within the focus region off the Florida coast during 3 STS launch-ascents and 113 boom measurements were acquired during 23 STS reentry-descent to landing into Florida and California. Sonic boom measurements were made under, and lateral to, the vehicle ground track and cover the Mach-altitude range of about 1.3 to 23 and 54,000 feet to 243,000 feet, respectively. Vehicle operational data, flight profiles and weather data were also gathered during the flights. This STS boom database is contained in 26 documents, some are formal and referenceable but most internal documents. Another 38 documents, also non-referenceable, contain predicted sonic boom footprints for reentry-descent flights on which no measurements were made. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the STS sonic boom database and summarize the main findings.
Document ID
20110012383
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Maglieri, Domenic J.
(Eagle Aeronautics, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Henderson, Herbert R.
(Eagle Aeronautics, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Massey, Steven J.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Stansbery, Eugene G.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
September 8, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 2011
Subject Category
Acoustics
Report/Patent Number
NF1676L-12760
NASA/CR-2011-217080/Suppl
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 984754.02.07.07.11.01
TASK: NNL05AB74T
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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