Estimating Basic Preliminary Design Performances of Aerospace Vehicles
TBMG-1821
08/01/2004
- Content
Aerodynamics and Performance Estimation Toolset is a collection of four software programs for rapidly estimating the preliminary design performance of aerospace vehicles represented by doing simplified calculations based on ballistic trajectories, the ideal rocket equation, and supersonic wedges through standard atmosphere. The program consists of a set of Microsoft Excel worksheet subprograms. The input and output data are presented in a user-friendly format, and calculations are performed rapidly enough that the user can iterate among different trajectories and/or shapes to perform "what-if " studies. Estimates that can be computed by these programs include:
- Citation
- "Estimating Basic Preliminary Design Performances of Aerospace Vehicles," Mobility Engineering, August 1, 2004.