Scaled Composites ARES "MUD FIGHTER" Flight Demonstration Program Continues with 25mm Anti-Armor GAU-12 Firings

Abstract

ARES, the Scaled Composites' multiple mission, composite, airframe, proof of concept demonstration which first flew in February of 1990, has since accumulated in excess of 123 flights, totaling 178 flight hours in the hands of both corporate and DOD pilots. The last 18 flights, during November of this year, were in flight gun tests of the anti-armor 25 mm GAU-12 cannon on both private and U.S. Navy test ranges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 1991
Accession Number
AD1104509

Entities

People

  • Douglas B. Shane

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Demonstrations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • ballistics.