1. AAE 450 Spring 20081 Brian Budzinski February 7, 2008 Aerothermal Group Contact Lifting Bodies/Lift and Drag Curves

2. AAE 450 Spring 20082 Assumptions:  Newtonian Model  Turbulent Flow  Delta Wing Configuration and Two Vertical Fins Aerothermal Code: Brian Budzinski Drag CurveLift Curve Model:  Air launch  Initial Configuration: Horizontal (α=0°)  Final Configuration: Vertical (α=0°)

3. AAE 450 Spring 20083 Aerothermal L/D CurveLift vs. Velocity Code: Brian Budzinski Future Work: Model Various Wing/Fin Configurations Integrate Code into “Master” aero code Code Uses: Air Launch with wing/fins Balloon Launch with fins Ground Launch with fins

4. AAE 450 Spring 20084 Pegasus Paneled Body Model Reference (3) Pegasus Model: Delta Wing Two Horizontal Fins One Vertical Fin Code Model: Delta Wing Zero Horizontal Fins Two Vertical Fins

5. AAE 450 Spring 20085 References:  (1) Hankey, Wilbur L. “Re-Entry Aerodynamics” AIAA, Washington D.C., 1988, pp. 70-73.  (2) AAE 450 Senior Design Class: Spring 2007, "Project Aquarius"  (3) Rhode, M.N., Engelund, W.C., and Mendenhall, M.R. “Experimental Aerodynamic Characteristics of the Pegasus Air- Launched Booster and Comparisons with Predicted and Flight Results” AIAA 95-1830, June 1995 Aerothermal