PERFORMANCE OF TRAILING AERODYNAMIC DECELERATORS AT HIGH DYNAMIC PRESSURES, PHASE IV

Abstract

A method for the testing of aerodynamic decelerators utilizing a ground launch technique was developed. Suitable test equipment and launch hardware was selected. Test methods and procedures were established. Test missiles capable of over water operation were designed and fabricated. A field test program consisting of five missions was performed over a test regime of altitudes between 25,000 and 70,000 feet and Mach numbers from 1.1 to 1.83. A shaped parachute canopy in the form of a hemispherical ribbon type with 10% extensions (Hemisflo) was found to perform satisfactorily at a Mach number of 1.83.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0266714

Entities

People

  • B. A. Engstrom
  • R. P. Lang

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Connectors
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Explosives
  • Field Tests
  • Ignition
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Misalignment
  • Parachute Canopies
  • Parachutes
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design