Experiments in Small Rocket Deployment of 1000-Foot-Long Electrically Conducting Filaments.

Abstract

A method of rapidly deploying long, electrically conducting filaments of metallized mylar in the air at selected altitudes was designed and tested to a limited extent. The mylar, specially wound in tight rolls, is loaded into small rocket pods and pyrotechnically ejected at predetermined altitudes. Aerodynamic forces decelerate the rolls and cauuse them to unfurl rapidly. The technique is intended for use in evaluating and possibly reducing lightning hazards to aerospace vehicles. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 10, 1973
Accession Number
AD0767588

Entities

People

  • Charles B. Kalakowsky
  • Edward A. Lewis
  • Roger W. Whidden

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Aerospace Craft
  • Altitude
  • Deployment
  • Filaments
  • Lightning
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites