Study of Design Criteria for Structure Subject to Aerodynamic Heating

Résumé du livre

This report discusses the various parameteres that are significant in design of a structure subject to aerodynamic heating both for aircraft and for orbiting glide re-entry vehicles. These parameters include such factors as load factor, speed, and time of exposure at any parameters, so that flight environmental criteria are adequately prescribed, aare developed, and two examples illustrating use of this documentation are presented; one a 4M transport airplane, the other a manned orboing glide re-entry vehicle. The suitability of the recommended parameters for use in structural design criteria specifications and for continuous display, as an indication of airframe flight limitations, is discussed with pertinent conclusions drawn. The feasibility of using flight simulators to identify critical flight environments from a structural point of view is considered. The report includes comments received in the course of an Industry survey on the subjects of this study, and incorporates results from this survey in the final recommendations given for design parameters and documentation techniques.