Landing impact tests were made of 1/9-scale model landing on hard surface runway and water; "belly landing" technique was investigated for hard surface landings; results on hard surface showed good landing characteristics; behavior during landing on water was violent; tests of auxiliary devices for water landing results in little improvement.


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    Title :

    Landing characteristics of lenticular-shaped reentry vehicle


    Additional title:

    NASA -- Tech Notes


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    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    35 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :






    Water-landing characteristics of reentry capsule

    McGhee, J.R. / Hathaway, M.E. / Vaughan, Jr., V.L. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1959