24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-7.7.5

MANUFACTURING AND ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF A REDUCED-SIZED TECHNOLOGICAL DEMONSTRATOR

E. Carrera, S. Chiesa, S. Corpino
Department of Aeronautics and Space Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Keywords: technological demonstrator, structural design, manufacturing, affordability

In collaboration with the Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA), our research group has carried out the conceptual design of a small technological demonstrator (called mini-FTB) oriented towards the execution of a Sub-orbital Re-entry Test mission (called mini-SRT).

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