DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE NUCLEAR - RADIATION RESISTANT PNEUMATIC POWER SYSTEM FOR FLIGHT VEHICLES

Abstract

In this investigation, the vehicle selected as requiring the greatest state-of-the-art advance in pneumatic power system mechanization is an air-breathing, high-speed, low-altitude missile powered by a nuclear ram-jet engine. On this vlants, Solid rocket propellants, Nuclear propulsion, *Ramjet test vehicles, *Aircraft.) (Airborne, neumatic systems, Aerodynamics, Control, Landing gear, Wings, Duct inlets, Release mechanisms, Whicle, the work functions which can be expected to be accomplished pneumatically are: (a) aerodynamic control; (b) landing gear release; (c) wing translation; (d) wing jettison; (e) stores ejection; (f) inlet duct control; and (g) reactor control. These systems are treated in detail in the system analysis. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 1961
Accession Number
AD0270056

Entities

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Breathing
  • Altitude
  • Duct Inlets
  • High Temperature
  • Jet Engines
  • Landing Gear
  • Low Altitude
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Ramjet Test Vehicles
  • Reactor Control
  • Release Mechanisms
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Solid Rocket Propellants
  • Test Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Work Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.