STATIC AND FLIGHT TESTING OF THE 2.75-INCH SLOW SMOKY ROCKET MOTOR.

Abstract

This report summarizes the development and testing work done at the Naval Weapons Center on the 2.75-inch Slow Smoky Rocket being developed jointly by NWC and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena. The program objective was to design, develop, and fabricate a smoke-producing rocket motor capable of providing a visual means of precisely locating targets from aircraft at high altitudes. Standard or state-of-the-art 2.75-inch FFAR (folding fin aircraft rocket) hardware was used, and the visual characteristic was provided by means of a smoke trail produced by a phosphorus sustainer grain contained within the rocket motor. Environmental tests, static firings, and ground-launched tests were conducted over a 9-month period at NWC to demonstrate the feasibility of the motor design. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0385651

Entities

People

  • James E. Hurtt
  • Kenneth G. Thorsted
  • Robert C. Heinze

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Rockets
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Environmental Tests
  • Flight Testing
  • High Altitude
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Phosphorus
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.