Aerodynamic instability of flare-type membrane inflatable vehicle in suborbital reentry demonstration

An inflatable membrane reentry vehicle has been developed as one of the innovative reentry technologies. A suborbital reentry demonstration using a sounding rocket was carried out in 2012. Contrary to the result of a preliminary study, the vehicle always had an angle of attack (AoA) during its reent...

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Main Authors: Tatsushi OHASHI, Yusuke TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi TERASHIMA, Nobuyuki OSHIMA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/13/3/13_2018jfst0020/_pdf/-char/en