The model tested was an 0.0175-scale version of the vehicle 3 space shuttle configuration. Temperature measurements were made on the launch configuration, orbiter plus tank, orbiter alone, tank alone, and solid rocket booster (SRB) alone to provide heat transfer data. The test was conducted at free stream Mach numbers of 5.3 and 7.3 and at free stream Reynolds numbers of 1.5, 3.7, 5.0, and 7.0 million per foot. The model was tested at angles of attack from -5 deg to 20 deg and side slip angles of -5 deg and 0 deg. (Author)
Hypersonic Aeroheating Test of Space Shuttle Vehicle: Configuration 3 (Model 22 Ots) in the NASA-Ames 3.5-Foot Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (IH20), Volume 2
1975
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