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Generation of the Ares I-X Flight Test Vehicle Aerodynamic Data Book and Comparison To FlightA 3.5-year effort to characterize the aerodynamic behavior of the Ares I-X Flight Test Vehicle (AIX FTV) is described in this paper. The AIX FTV was designed to be representative of the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV). While there are several differences in the outer mold line from the current revision of the CLV, the overall length, mass distribution, and flight systems of the two vehicles are very similar. This paper briefly touches on each of the aerodynamic databases developed in the program, describing the methodology employed, experimental and computational contributions to the generation of the databases, and how well the databases and underlying computations compare to actual flight test results.
Document ID
20110005493
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bauer, Steven X. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Krist, Steven E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Compton, William B. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 4, 2011
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
NF1676L-10553
Meeting Information
Meeting: 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Location: Orlando, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: January 4, 2011
End Date: January 7, 2011
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 136905.10.10.20.20
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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