WIND-TUNNEL TESTS ON A WINGLESS MISSILE WITH SYMMETRICAL BLOWING SIDE JETS (FLUID WINGS) AT MACH NUMBERS OF 2.16, 2.48, AND 2.85,

Abstract

Results are presented of a wind-tunnel investi gation of symmetrical blowing from the sides of a wingless missile body (Fluid Wings). The tests were conducted at Mach numbers of 2.16, 2.48, and 2.85. The effects of various slot lcations and supply pressures for the fluid wing upon the longitudinal characteristics of the missile are indicated. The increase in the operational Mach number range of winged guided missiles is seri ously affected by the limitations of the lifting and control surfaces. These conventional sur faces become a source of high wave drag and present difficult structural and aerodynamic heating problems at high speeds. Some of these high-speed problems could be minimized by the use of a wingless missile with jet blowing, in lieu of the conventional surfaces, to control the missile during flight. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0413872

Entities

People

  • C.carl Brindle

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Heating
  • Control Surfaces
  • Guided Missiles
  • Heating
  • Mach Number
  • Surfaces
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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