NOL WATER-ENTRY TEST FACILITY

Abstract

A high velocity, variable angle launcher has been placed in operation at the test pond of the Naval Ordnance Laboratory. Internally instrumented models and high speed motion picture photography are used to provide water-entry shock signatures and trajectory information. Scale and full size test vehicles up to 500 pounds in weight and 14.25 inches in diameter can be launched at velocities that range from 350 fps for a 500 pound model to 1100 fps for a 5 pound model. The report describes the facility and its operation, discusses its advantages and limitations, and summarizes the test programs conducted in the facility since its completion. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1961
Accession Number
AD0255721

Entities

People

  • V.r. Yurow

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Motion Picture Photography
  • Motion Pictures
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Research Facilities
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Fluid Dynamics.