ON ESTIMATING THE DRAG COEFFICIENT OF MISSILES

Abstract

A method of estimating the head, base and friction drag coefficients of a missile is outlined. This procedure pertains to rockets and artillery projectiles, with or without fins, and is a combination of theory and empirical data, gathered from numerous sources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1951
Accession Number
AD0802065

Entities

People

  • H. P. Hitchcock

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Base Pressure
  • Boundary Layer
  • Diameters
  • Drag
  • Fins
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Free Flight
  • Friction
  • Geometry
  • Laminar Flow
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Reynolds Number
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Regression Analysis.