Abstract:
The problem of gliding descent of a smooth blunted body possessing a lifting force and a heat-conducting surface in the Earth's atmosphere is solved. The descent trajectory is represented not only by the altitude and velocity as functions of the flight time but also by angles of attack and sideslip varying with time. Three-dimensional equations of a parabolized viscous shock layer for a multispecies mixture of gases are solved jointly with a three-dimensional equation of unsteady heat conduction in the solid phase.