DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF A SPACEPLANE DURING THE TRANSITION FROM A PHASE OF SPACE FLIGHT TO A PHASE OF AERONAUTICAL FLIGHT AND ASSOCIATED TRANSITION METHOD

摘要

A spaceplane suitable for aeronautical flight comprising a body and a wing defining a lower airfoil surface in addition to attitude control means that comprise one or a plurality of shutters disposed under the lower airfoil surface of same and maneuverable between a stowed position and an inclined extended position for aerodynamic braking during the transition from a phase of space flight to a phase of aeronautical flight of the aircraft.