Free-Flight Wind Tunnel Tests of Tomahawk and Sandhawk Missile Models at Mach Number 8

Abstract

Free-flight tests of two slender, finned missile models (Tomahawk and Sandhawk) were conducted in Tunnel B of the von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility to obtain dynamic stability characteristics. The models were launched into the wind tunnel flow using various combinations of initial pitch angle and spin rate. The resulting free-flight oscillation was photographed by orthogonal high-speed motion-picture cameras. The free-stream conditions were nominally Mach number 8 and Reynolds number 1,800,000, based on model length. Pitch and yaw angle measurements are presented for one typical run.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0848017

Entities

People

  • A. R. Wallace

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Contracts
  • Flight
  • Free Flight
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Mach Number
  • New Mexico
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Reynolds Number
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnel Models
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.