Development of a Winged Vehicle for Fly-back Hybrid-rocket

Abstract

The launching project of a hybrid rocket from Taiki Multi-purpose Aerospace Park has been conducted by the research stuffs in the universities in Hokkaido. In this plan, after the flight in outer space, the rocket is taken back using a parafoil-glider with of GPS (Grobal Positioning System). The present study deals with the development of the winged vehicle to obtain the basic materials of the parafoil-glider system.