UNGUIDED ROCKETS: FUNDAMENTALS OF PRELAUNCH IMPACT PREDICTION,

Abstract

It is often necessary to compensate for the effect of the wind on the impact point of an unguided missile when it is fired overland. Wind compensation procedures are discussed, along with some basic concepts of rocket flight and trajectory simulation. An ARCAS rocket was used as an example. A typical countdown procedure used in firing an ARCAS rocket at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, is outlined, and a glossary of terms is given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0703853

Entities

People

  • Marjorie E. Hoidale
  • Mary Ann B. Seagraves

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistics
  • Checkout Procedures
  • Compensation
  • Continents
  • Geographic Regions
  • Impact Point
  • New Mexico
  • Simulations
  • Trajectories

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.