STATIC-STABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALARR BOOSTER AND THE EFFECT OF THE PAYLOAD WAKE ON A FULL-SCALE BALLUTE AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS

Abstract

Investigations were conducted in the 16-ft supersonic wind tunnel of the Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility to determine the drag and stability characteristics of a ballute deployed in the wake of a full-scale Air Launch, Air Recoverable Rocket (ALARR) payload. The ballutes were deployed at Mach numbers 0.55 and 2.00 to 3.00 and exhibited excellent deployment and inflation characteristics. Force data were obtained on a 0.6-scale model of the ALARR booster with a modified speed brake at Mach numbers from 1.80 to 3.00. The booster with speed brake was statically stable in pitch for all Mach numbers tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0477793

Entities

People

  • T. M. Perkins
  • T. R. Brice

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Contracts
  • Deployment
  • Free Stream
  • Governments
  • Instrumentation
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Models
  • Motion Picture Cameras
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Scale Models
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow