Aerodynamic and Performance Characteristics of the AFATL Trajectory Control Test Vehicle

Abstract

The Air Force Armament Laboratory (AFATL) and the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) are participating in a joint effort to develop a trajectory control test vehicle (TCTV). The vehicle is to be used as a test bed for various seeker, autopilot, and flap actuator systems now in development. The aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle were obtained from wind tunnel tests using a 0.25-scale model and are presented for Mach numbers 0.5 to 1.05 at angles of attack to 20 deg. The control effectiveness parameters presented were obtained using a single flap test technique in the wind tunnel. Also the computer-generated flight performance is presented for a nominal launch condition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0921330

Entities

People

  • H. Kaupp
  • L. E. Rittenhouse

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Control Test Vehicles
  • Leading Edge Flaps
  • Mach Number
  • Scale Models
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Test Vehicles
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.