ADAPTION OF XM30 CATAPULT TO OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS. TASK I. DESIGN OF CATAPULT, AIRCRAFT EJECTION SEAT: XM31. TASK II. MODIFICATION TO AIRCRAFT SEATS AND ROCKET CATAPULTS FOR ACTUATION OF COMPENSATING NOZZLES.
Abstract
The report documents work performed on two tasks. Task I, 'Design of Catapult, Aircraft Ejection Seat: XM31,' describes the design emergent from the combination of rocket catapults XM30 and RAPEC III. This design, while incorporating features of both catapults, has an arrangement for changing the angle of rocket thrust to compensate for changes in seat-man mass center of gravity due to seat positioning. The XM31 catapult was designed to correct an orientation problem with the RAPEC III catapult in Martin Baker seats. Task II, 'Modification of Aircraft Seats and Rocket Catapults for Actuation of Compensating Nozzles,' presents the mechanical systems to actuate the swivel nozzles of rocket catapults in F106 and T38 aircraft ejection seats. The XM30 catapult was modified for the F106 seat and a new catapult, the XM32, was designed for the T38 seat. The catapult and seat combinations will correct for misalignment of the seat -man mass center of gravity pattern with the centerline of rocket thrust, due to changes in seat height. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0629517
Entities
People
- Charles S. Sterrett
- Norman J. Waecker