Abstract
The dynamic characteristics of a model of an reentry capsule were investigated in a transonic wind tunnel. The models were allowed to rotate freely in the tunnel and two kinds of the test devices were prepared with different degrees of freedom. The dynamic tests were carried out in a flow of Mach 0.9. Both the 1-DOF and 3-DOF tests gave the similar results on the damping properties in pitch and yaw axes. The rapid rolling behavior was also recognized in the 3-DOF test.
