STATIC STABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE M-117 BOMB AT MACH NUMBERS FROM 0.60 TO 1.40 WITH THREE TAIL FIN CONFIGURATIONS

Abstract

A test was conducted in the Propulsion Wind Tunnel (16T) to determine the static stability characteristics of the M-117 Bomb with any of three tail fin configurations. Tests were made over the Mach number range of 0.6 to 1.4 for an angle-of-attack range of -3 to 19 deg, and fin orientations of 11.25 to -101. 25 deg. The M-117 Bomb was statically stable for all three tail fin configurations for the Mach number range of the tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0836963

Entities

People

  • M. L. Homan

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Contracts
  • Data Reduction
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • High Angles
  • Instrumentation
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Nomenclature
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.