STATIC STABILITY TESTS ON A 0.098 SCALE STANDARD LAUNCH VEHICLE (SLV)-1B WITH 4-SQUARE-FOOT FIN AREA

Abstract

The purpose of the tests performed in the high speed wind tunnel was to obtain force data to evaluate the static stability characteristics of the SLV-1B with 4-square-foot fins. The model was instrumented with a six- component internal strain gage balance and two base pressure probes to determine the forces on the model. The model was then placed in the tunnel and tested in the Mach number range of 0.6 through 5.0, and a Reynolds number range of 6 million/ft. to 20 million/ft. The model attitude was varied from -10 to 10 degrees in the pitch plane. The results obtained were force and moment data in the body axes; these results are presented in tabulated form with selected coefficients pre sented in plotted form.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0405158

Entities

People

  • C. E. Ziegler

Organizations

  • Vought

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Force
  • Base Pressure
  • Coefficients
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Reduction
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Free Stream
  • Gages
  • Mach Number
  • Reynolds Number
  • Standards
  • Static Pressure
  • Strain Gages
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.