DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF ROCKET CATAPULT MK1 MOD O AND MK 2 MOD O (AIRCRAFT EJECTION SEAT) (RAPEC I AND RAPEC III)

Abstract

Presented are the development, final qualification, and production of the Rocket Catapult Mk 1 Mod O and Mk 2 Mod O (Aircraft Ejection Seat), formerly known as RAPEC I and RAPEC III. A brief summary is given of the results of the final qualification tests conducted at various facilities. The Mk 1 Mod O and Mk 2 Mod O rocket catapults permit a pilot to eject during the hazardous ejection conditions at take off, landing, and high speed at low altitude.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0426766

Entities

People

  • Donald Strietzel
  • Sydney Shefler

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Double Base Propellants
  • Ignition Systems
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Military Aircraft
  • Navy
  • Nozzles
  • Propellant Grains
  • Rocket Engines
  • Static Tests
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Materials Science
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.