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Thrust measurement experiment on the ground effect of a vertical landing rocket. ( Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. S ).

Accession number;03A0057522

Title;Thrust measurement experiment on the ground effect of a vertical landing rocket. ( Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. S ).

Author; NAKATSUGAWA MINORU (Univ. of Tokyo) YAMADA KAZUHIKO (Univ. Tokyo, Graduate School, JPN) WATANUKI TADAHARU (Univ. of Tokyo, Fac. of Eng.) SUZUKI KOJIRO (Univ. of Tokyo)

Journal Title;Symposium on Flight Mechanics and Astrodynamics, 2001

Journal Code:N20022589

ISSN:

VOL.;NO.;PAGE.29-32(2002)

Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.9, REF.4

Pub. Country;Japan

Language;Japanese

Abstract;A vertical take-off and landing type rocket is one system of reusable space transportation systems. Regarding an airframe of this system, an airframe bottom area is larger in comparison with a nozzle exit area; therefore, the so-called ground effect in which a nozzle jet interacts with the ground near the ground is anticipated. In this study, to grasp this effect experimentally, an effective thrust ( a resultant force of a nozzle thrust and an airframe bottom aerodynamic force ) was measured directly by installing a model to a wire balance. The effects of pitch angles and cross winds on effective thrusts were also examined.

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