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Effect of body nose blunting, control planform area, and leading edge bluntness on aerodynamic control of semivertex cone at hypersonic speed
Mach number and pressure measurements on afterbody of blunt-nose model in free flight at hypersonic speeds
Wind tunnel investigation of dynamic stability of axisymmetric models with hammerhead noses
Static and dynamic stability and drag of blunt- nosed flare-stabilized bodies at velocities up to 8.2 km per second
Nose bluntness and angle of attack effects on hypersonic flow, noting shock wave deflection decrease of minimum possible shock angle, varying specific heat ratio, convective heating, boundary layer transition, etc
Interaction effects of control jet exhausting radially from nose of ogive-cylinder body at transonic speeds
Normal-force, pitching-moment and axial-force coefficients for axisymmetry models with hammerhead noses at transonic speeds in wind tunnel
Aerodynamic heating, delamination and pressure in nose fairing honeycomb core of Atlas Centaur launch vehicle
Nose shape and fin geometry effects on static stability of sounding rocket models in supersonic wind tunnel
Windshield and nose geometry effects on supersonic aerodynamic characteristics of tactical fighter model
Effect of unit Reynolds number, nose bluntness, angle of attack, and roughness on transition on 5 degree half-angle cone at Mach 8
Aerodynamic loads on deployed canard surfaces and rocket nose section of Apollo launch escape vehicle
Performance tests on dynamic jettison hinge loads of Centaur nose fairing
Cone boundary layer transition location and Reynolds number as function of nose bluntness combined effect with Ar, air and He mass injection
Desinent cavitation on hemispherical nosed bodies in water at various temperatures and velocities, considering isothermal case for surface nuclei
Results of experiments with three different cylinder and blunted nose combinations are discussed. Combinations include smooth cylinder with single 15 deg cone, smooth cylinder with double cone of 25 and 10 deg, and longitudinally corrugated cylinder with similar double cone.
Nose cone separation and door ejection systems for Nike-Apache payload housing
Nose gear steering system for vehicles with main skids to provide directional stability after loss of aerodynamic control