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Aft-End Flow of a Large-Scale Lifting Body During Free-Flight TestsFree-flight tests of a large-scale lifting-body configuration, the X-38 aircraft, were conducted using tufts to characterize the flow on the aft end, specifically in the inboard region of the vertical fins. Pressure data was collected on the fins and base. Flow direction and movement were correlated with surface pressure and flight condition. The X-38 was conceived to be a rescue vehicle for the International Space Station. The vehicle shape was derived from the U.S. Air Force X-24 lifting body. Free-flight tests of the X-38 configuration were conducted at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California from 1997 to 2001.
Document ID
20060026026
Acquisition Source
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Banks, Daniel W. (NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Fisher, David F. (NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 2006
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
H-2656
NASA/TM-2006-213681
Funding Number(s)
OTHER: 954-02-07-02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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