Nose first reentry on winged vehicles

From: David Findlay (david_at_davsoft.com.au)
Date: 07/24/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:55:07 +0000

Could anyone point me in the direction of any research that has been done on
nose first reentry vehicles? I've been thinking about the idea of a lifting
body vehicle with a protruding blunt nose which would generate a large
shockwave, and protect the rest of the vehicle from the major heat of
reentry, provided the wings were short enough not to intersect the
shockwave. Anyone know of any vehicle designs like this? Thanks,

David

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