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Incidence Stability of Space Shuttles During Re-Entry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

R Arho  and
S Virtanen
R Arho
Affiliation:
Helsinki University of Technology
S Virtanen
Affiliation:
Tampere University of Technology
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Summary

The equations of motion of a vehicle entering the earth’s atmosphere (space shuttle) are expanded to give the incidence oscillation equation. The stability conditions for small free oscillations are deduced. These stability conditions apply equally to short-period and long-period oscillations. A special case of critical damping is investigated and more explicit stability conditions are derived for that case.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , November 1974 , pp. 266 - 270
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1974

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