TEST RESULTS OF RAIL TOP PLASTIC TRAYS AS A MEANS OF PROGRAMMED WATER BRAKING FOR MONORAIL ROCKET SLEDS

Abstract

Tests were conducted to determine the feasibility and practicability of using water-filled frangible rail-top trays to brake monorail track vehicles. This braking technique has been tested at entrance velocities of up to approximately fifteen hundred feet per second with predictable and effective results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0671505

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  • John E. Krauss

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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Brakes
  • Continents
  • Frangible
  • Geographic Regions
  • Materials
  • Momentum
  • New Mexico
  • North America
  • Polystyrenes
  • Rocket Sleds
  • Sleds
  • Test Equipment
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Water Brakes

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