Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Aerospace Technology
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Aerospace Technology
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Aerospace Technology
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Aerospace Technology
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Aerospace Technology
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Aerospace Technology
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Aerospace Technology
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Aerospace Technology
JAXA Special Publication: Report on Research Achievements for FY2006 Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Institute of Aerospace Technology, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
巻
JAXA-SP-06-006
ページ
117 - 118
発行年
2006-11-01
抄録(英)
The Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics has investigated various concepts of next generation reusable space transportation systems. Lifting-body re-entry vehicle is one of the most promising concepts among them. This type of vehicle has no wings and derives its lift solely from the shape of its body, and has the advantages of reduced structural weight, superior volumetric efficiency, and better characteristics against aerodynamic heating at hypersonic speed. On the other hand, the disadvantages of its low lift-drag ratio, poor stability and controllability at low speed makes it more difficult to land on a conventional runway than in the case of a winged vehicle like in the Automatic Landing Flight Experiment (ALFLEX), which conducted in 1996. In this report, we introduce the outline of the intended Lifting-body Flight Experiment (LIFLEX), which aims to gain the automatic landing technology using a small, low-cost system.