DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND FLIGHT TEST RESULTS OF THE LOKI INSTRUMENTED DART SYSTEM.

Abstract

The Instrumented Dart System is the upper stage of the Loki Dart meteorological sounding vehicle designed to measure vertical profiles of temperature and winds between 200,000 feet and 75,000 feet altitude. The purpose of this effort was to design and flight test the complete Instrumented Dart compatible with the Loki type motor. The components of the Instrumented Dart include the Dart assembly, time delay and expulsion system, telemetry system, temperature sensor, and parachute. The telemetry system was designed to be compatible with the Raw in Set AN/GMD-1B and associated equipment such as the radiosonde receiver AN/TMQ-5C. Flight tests of the system were conducted at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico and the Air Force Eastern Test Range, Cape Kennedy, Florida. Results from these tests demonstrated the feasibility of using a Loki Dart type vehicle for measurement of upper atmosphere winds and temperatures. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0625481

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Walker

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Assembly
  • Atmospheres
  • Communication Equipment
  • Communication Systems
  • Expulsion
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Parachutes
  • Radiosondes
  • Telemetry
  • Telemetry Equipment

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Rocket Propulsion.