The return and vertical landing of the first launch stage is a concept enabling reusable
launch systems and has been successfully applied by SpaceX with the Falcon 9. The Falcon …

IVIL high-speed transportation has always been hampered by the lack of range potential or
a too high fuel consumption stemming from a too low cruise efficiency. Indeed, looking into …

In the framework of the VEGA Consolidation and Evolution Preparation Program, carried out
by the European Space Agency to develop the VEGA-C launcher, several aerodynamic …

In the frame of the Future Launchers Preparatory Program, being developed by the
European Space Agency, several Reusable Launch Vehicle concepts are under …

This work deals with the aerodynamic database development of the Intermediate
Experiment Vehicle. The aerodynamic analysis, carried out for the whole flight scenario …

This paper deals with the aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic trade-off analysis aiming to
design a small hypersonic flying test bed with a relatively simple vehicle architecture. Such …

This paper deals with design activities performed by CIRA in the frame of its flying test bed
vehicle development, named FTB-X. The re-entry scenario with the corresponding loading …

In the aviation field, great interest is growing in high-speed vehicle design. The increase in
manned and unmanned space operations in low earth orbit (LEO) demands an evolution in …

The paper deals with the aerodynamic performance analysis at a phase-A design level of a
reusable and unmanned flying laboratory designed to perform a high lift return from low …

CD= drag coefficient CL= lift coefficient Clβ= rolling moment derivative wrt β Clδa= rolling
moment derivative wrt δa CM= pitching moment coefficient Cmα= pitching moment …