WIND TUNNEL TESTS ON A MODEL OF THE TOMAHAWK SOUNDING ROCKET AT MACH=5

Abstract

Force and moment data and vapor-screen photographs were obtained in the 40-in. supersonic tunnel of the von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility on a Tomahawk sounding rocket model. Data were obtained with and without model spin at Mach number 5 at a Reynolds number, based on model length, of 27.3 x 10 to the 6th power. Side force and moment data are presented for 0- and 1.5-deg canted fins along with vapor-screen photographs for the zero cant fins. Also, data are presented illustrating the effects of an offset nose.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0813798

Entities

People

  • J. C. Uselton

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Force
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Gas Dynamics
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Instrumentation
  • Mach Number
  • Photographs
  • Rockets
  • Sounding Rockets
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow