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Free-flight field test at supersonic speeds

Free-flight field test at supersonic speeds

Date: 15 September 2008
Copyright: Institut Saint-Louis

A free-flight field test at supersonic speeds of a model of the ExoMars 2016 Schiaparelli Entry, descent and landing Demonstrator Module.

The aerodynamic characteristics in the low supersonic regime (Mach number between 1 and 3) were studied during a test campaign starting in 2008 during which the EDM was subject to dynamic instabilities. Each test consisted of the launch of a 92-mm diameter model of the EDM with a 105-mm diameter powder gun, at velocities approaching Mach 3. The models carried instruments for measurements during flight, and were recovered at the end of the test range which measured 150 m.

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