Performance of a UTC FW-4S Solid Propellant Rocket Motor under the Command Effects of Simulated Altitude and Rotational Spin

Abstract

One United Technology Center FW-4S solid-propellant rocket motor was fired at an average simulated altitude of 103,000 ft while spinning about its axial centerline at 180 rpm. The objectives of the test program were to determine motor altitude ballistic performance including the measurement of the nonaxial thrust vector and to demonstrate structural integrity of the motor case and nozzle. These objectives are presented and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA002149

Entities

People

  • H. L. Merryman
  • L. R. Smith

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Engineering
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Instrumentation
  • Load Cells
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Propellants
  • Recording Systems
  • Rocket Engines
  • Solid Propellants
  • Steady State
  • Strain Gages
  • Test Facilities
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.