Special Aspects of Flight Dynamics of a Reusable Cryogenic Booster Stage

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Feb 2005

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Proceedings of the Fifth European Symposium on Aerothermodynamics for Space Vehicles (ESA SP-563). 8-11 November 2004, Cologne,

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The semi-reusable Space Transportation System (STS) investigated in the German ASTRA research program consists of two reusable winged liquid fly-back booster stages called LFBB attached to the expendable Ariane 5 core at an upgraded technology level. The focus of the presented study is the in-depth research of the special aspects of flight dynamics of a LFBB in all flight phases and especially the investigation of the trimmablity, stability and controllability. The LFBB-layout is developed under consideration of tight structural and geometrical constraints of using European cryogenic rocket engine technology [1]. These design conditions result in the special LFBB layout features, such as its large diameter fuselage and a forward position of the air-breathing engines. The great variation in the location of the center of pressure for different Mach numbers caused by large diameter fuselage and a wide range of center of gravity position demand canards for trim and control purposes. The aerodynamic investigation loop performed by the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology in Braunschweig [2],[3] and in the DLR Wind Tunnel in Cologne [6] allowed optimizing the key features of the aerodynamical layout, such as the canards shape and the wing profile. The main task of this study is the investigation of the longitudinal flight dynamics of the LFBB using the obtained aerodynamic data within a closed loop simulation taking into account rigid body equations of motion, control law and actuators by realistic assumption. This paper discusses the controllability of the whole STS during the ascent phase until separation including wind gust influence, guaranteeing of the structural constraints during re-entry phase and the trimmablity and controllability of the LFBB during the cruise return flight. The flight dynamics behavior of the LFBB is investigated for different center of gravity positions with reasonable margins.

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