Cover PageTitle PageAbstractNomenclatureIntroductionThe Aerospike Rocket EngineExperiment Flight Test ObjectivesThe Flight Test TeamExperiment DescriptionSR-71 Description and ModificationsLinear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment HardwareGround TestingFlight Test PreparationsFlight Simulation and Flight PlanningFlight TestingSample Flight Test Results and AnalysisStability and ControlTransonic PerformanceStructural LoadsStructural DynamicsPropellant Feed System and Aerospike Rocket Engine PerformanceConcluding RemarksReferencesReport Document PageSee discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/2421935Flight testing the linear aerospike SR-71 experiment (LASRE)Article · November 1998Source: CiteSeerCITATIONS3READS2,6569 authors, including:Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects:Hypersonic Waveriders View projectHypersonics View projectStephen CordaDolphin Aerospace and Ocean Sciences19 PUBLICATIONS290 CITATIONSSEE PROFILEAll content following this page was uploaded by Stephen Corda on 28 October 2018.The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file.NASA/TM-1998-206567 Flight Testing the Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) Stephen Corda, Bradford A. 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LarsonDryden Flight Research CenterEdwards, CaliforniaBruce G. PowersAnalytical Services and Materials, Inc.Hampton, Virginia September 1998 National Aeronautics andSpace AdministrationDryden Flight Research CenterEdwards, California 93523-0273NOTICE Use of trade names or names of manufacturers in this document does not constitute an official endorsementof such products or manufacturers, either expressed or implied, by the National Aeronautics andSpace Administration.Available from the following:NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI) National Technical Information Service (NTIS)7121 Standard Drive 5285 Port Royal RoadHanover, MD 21076-1320 Springfield, VA 22161-2171(301) 621-0390 (703) 487-4650*Stephen Corda, Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion and Performance Branch, (805) 258-2103, [email protected]†Bradford A. Neal, Aerospace Engineer, Operations Engineering Branch, (805) 258-3204, [email protected]‡Timothy R. 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