DC-X Hydraulic Flight Control System

951994

09/01/1995

Event
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The first reusable rocket to land on earth has a normal hydraulic system consisting of the usual components. However, what happened when four variable displacement hydraulic pumps interact with each other was not normal; nor was it normal to experience an explosion at the beginning of Flight No. 5 that damaged the hydraulic system, but the vehicle continued to fly properly for a 78 second aborted mission.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/951994
Pages
7
Citation
Strode, G., "DC-X Hydraulic Flight Control System," SAE Technical Paper 951994, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951994.
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Publisher
Published
Sep 1, 1995
Product Code
951994
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English