Feasibility of Ramjet Engine Test Capability on the Holloman Sled Track

Abstract

Under a joint program between the 6585 Test Group/TK and the Ramjet and Laser Aerodynamics Division of the Aero Propulsion Laboratory, an existing monorail test sled was modified to accept the SCP/LASRM test vehicle. The necessary structural modifications were made to the SCP/LASRM hardware to withstand the applied loads imposed by the sled. The feasibility of ramjet engine test capability on the Holloman Sled Track was confirmed by comparison of ramjet performance data obtained during high speed sled tests to that available from previous ground freejet and flight tests with this engine. Propulsion performance data over the Mach range 2.3 to 2.5 at zero degree angle of attack were obtained from the sled tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0769043

Entities

People

  • Lester E. Mctaggart

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combustion
  • Creep
  • Engines
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Ignition
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Gages
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Rocket Sleds
  • Safety Equipment
  • Shear Pins
  • Sled Tests
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy