Study on control and stability of the rocket Plane to space tourism

Agnieszka Kwiek

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    Abstract

    This paper presents study of control and the static stability of a rocket plane. The vehicle is been designed for a suborbital space tourism. The concept of the rocket plane control assumes two types of control surfaces. The first involves two segmented elevons. The second involves rotating side plates on the wing tips. The presented results are focused on the longitudinal static stability and the control of a pitching channel. CFD calculations were conducted by ANSYS Flunet 14.0 and MGAERO software. The paper presents diagrams of lift versus drag coefficient for trim conditions for subsonic and supersonic speeds. Derivatives of lift and pitching coefficients in respect to control surfaces deflection are also included.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2014
    PublisherInternational Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
    ISBN (Electronic)3932182804
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    Event29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2014 - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
    Duration: 7 Sept 201412 Sept 2014

    Publication series

    Name29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2014

    Conference

    Conference29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2014
    Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
    CitySt. Petersburg
    Period7/09/1412/09/14

    Keywords

    • LEX
    • Pitching channel control
    • Rocket plane
    • Static stability

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