GROUND MEASUREMENTS OF THE SHOCK-WAVE NOISE FROM SUPERSONIC BOMBER AIRPLANES IN THE ALTITUDE RANGE FROM 30,000 TO 50,000 FEET

Abstract

Shock-wave ground-pressure measurements have been made for supersonic bomber airplanes in the Mach number range from 1.24 to 1.52, for altitudes from about 30,000 to 50,000 feet, and for a gross-weight range from about 83,000 to 120,000 pounds. The measured overpressures were generally higher than would be predicted by the theory which accounts only for volume effects. There is thus a suggestion that lift effects on sonic-boom inten ity may be significant or this type of airplane for the altitude range of the present tests. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0260635

Entities

People

  • Domenic J. Maglieri
  • Harvey H. Hubbard

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Overpressure
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Sonic Boom
  • Supersonic Aircraft
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow