RELATIVE MOTION OF RE-ENTRY VEHICLE AND 23D AIRFRAME DURING SEPARATION,

Abstract

After vernier cut-off, the re-entry vehicle is unlatched, and two rockets retard the airframe, permitting the re-entry vehicle to proceed independently. Since the afterbody of the re-entry vehicle extends aft into the airframe a distance of about three feet, the retarding rockets must be so positioned that the motion they impart to the airframe does not cause it to collide with the re-entry vehicle. Separation of the re-entry vehicle from Atlas missile 23D is investigated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 1958
Accession Number
AD0829817

Entities

People

  • O. Schey
  • V. Postula

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterbodies
  • Airframes
  • Bodies
  • Equations
  • Relative Motion

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics