Air-Launch Experiment Using Suspended Rail Launcher for Rockoon

The method of air-launching a rocket using a launcher suspended from a balloon, referred to as a rockoon, can improve the flight performance of small rockets. However, there have been safety issues and flight trajectory errors due to uncertainty with respect to the launch direction. Air-launch exper...

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Main Authors: Tadayoshi Shoyama, Ayana Banno, Yousuke Furuta, Noboru Kurata, Daisuke Ode, Yutaka Wada, Takafumi Matsui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Aerospace
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/8/10/289