Winged rocket performance analysis
Abstract
A method is presented for estimating the effects of various parameters on the performance of a winged rocket. A program for studying three specific parameters, i.e., wing areas, reduced thrust cruising programs, and trajectory climb angles, and their effect on the horizontal range of a winged rocket is presented. Complete calculations are carried out for one combination of these parameters.An analysis of the Lift, Drag and Stability characteristics of a long, slender rocket with trapezoidal fins and wings is made. The stabilizing effectiveness of delta and trapezoidal fins is compared.Simplified approximate methods of integrating the trajectory equations by step-by-step method are presented.
- Publication:
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Ph.D. Thesis
- Pub Date:
- 1949
- Bibcode:
- 1949PhDT........28S
- Keywords:
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- Aeronautics