24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-1.11.1

STAGING OF TWO-STAGE-TO-ORBIT AEROSPACE PLANE

K. Kudo, T. Kanda
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Space Propulsion Research Center, Kakuda, Miyagi, Japan

Keywords: aerospace plane, staging, unstart, trajectory, pitching moment

The effect of the drag due to the unstarted engine on the flight trajectory was investigated at staging of the TSTO aerospace plane. The effect of the engine operating condition on the pitching moment of the first stage vehicle was also discussed. Drag and pitching moment were investigated.

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