Lifting body aircraft and reentry vehicle with chines

Details Lifting body aircraft and reentry vehicle with chines Lifting body aircraft and reentry vehicle with chines

2005-06-27

2010-02-02

Collins, Timothy D (Department: 3643)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Reusable or returnable

C244S159100, C244S036000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07654489

ABSTRACT:
A lifting body aircraft suitable for atmospheric flight and/or as a reentry vehicle. The craft has a substantially flat upper surface, a lower surface with a doubly convex first section and a flat sloping second section. Chines may be provided between the upper and lower surfaces. The doubly convex first section allows the craft to have its center of gravity forward of its longitudinal center line. The flat sloping second half of the lower surface and the substantially flat upper surface form the aft end of an airfoil. A pair of vertical stabilizers enhance stability and include rudders which, along with a pair of elevons, provide steerage. The craft may glide or it may have an engine or rockets for thrust. The result is an extremely stable lifting body design that is well suited for launch or conventional take off, insertion, orbital operations, reentry, atmospheric flight, and conventional landings.

REFERENCES:
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Newsroom/FactSheets/FS-010-DFRC.html.
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