BUFFETING DATA OBTAINED ON MERCURY/ATLAS MA-2 AND MA-3

Abstract

Two Mercury/Atlas vehicles, MA-2 and MA-3, were instrumented in order to evaluate vehicle structural integrity under flight conditions. The instrumentation system was oriented toward obtaining dynamic rather than static type data since no buffeting data have been obtained on the Mercury configuration. Flight data were obtained through the complete sonic region on MA-2; however, data only up to low transonic region were obtained on MA-3. Structural response data on the adapter and upper LOX tank were obtained. Due to the improper choice of the transducers and ranges, no quantitative data were obtained for adapter vibration and pressure. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 21, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268020

Entities

People

  • G. Young
  • T. Shiokari

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Buffeting
  • Data Reduction
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Gages
  • Government Procurement
  • Instrumentation
  • Power Spectra
  • Spectra
  • Strain Gages
  • Transducers
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electrochemical Surface Science