Space Shuttle Pressure Investigation of a Space Shuttle Launch Configuration Consisting of a delta-Wing Orbiter and a Swept-Wing Booster with Canard and Tip Fans (M Equals 0.6 to 1.3). Volume 1, Part a Booster Data

摘要

Wind tunnel tests to determine the pressure distribution on a space shuttle launch configuration consisting of a delta wing orbiter and a swept wing booster with canard and tip fins were conducted. Pressure data were obtained for the combined orbiter and booster and for the booster alone at Mach numbers from 0.6 to 1.3, angles of attack from minus 8 degrees to plus 10en1 degrees, and sideslip angles from minus 6 degrees to plus 6en1 degrees. Pressure data were also obtained for the booster alone without canard at Mach numbers of 0.9 and 1.1. The pressure taps were distributed primarily over the booster upper surface and the orbiter lower surface. (Author)