MAXIMUM WINDS AND MISSILE RESPONSES

Abstract

Maximum bending moments induced in a ballistic missile by the wind profile it would traverse are compared with the maximum wind speed at any level in that profile. The correlations of 0.85 and 0.66 for the two missiles studied indicate that maximum wind alone will not provide a perfect prediction of maximum bending moment. But use of a maximum wind threshold for a go-nogo rule can prevent most launch failures due to intolerable bending moments without sacrificing an appreciable number of successful launchings. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0265173

Entities

People

  • Arnold Court
  • Henry A. Salmela

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Bending Moments
  • Launching

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Structural Dynamics.