Air Launch Instrumented Vehicles Evaluation (ALIVE) Program.

Abstract

The report presents progress to date on Program II of the Air Launch Instrumented Vehicles Evaluation Program (Contract F04611-74-C0009), under which a GFE propellant and three Modular Weapon Instrumented Vehicles prototype motors are being evaluated. An adequate data set for definition of a 5-year service life has been identified. An accelerated test approach based on this service-life definition is presented in detail. The three motors and instrumentation are described, and instrumentation calibration is discussed in detail. Tests conducted to characterize the propellant are described and data obtained are presented. The thermal and structural analyses of the three motors (conducted using the Air Force viscoelastic analysis computer code THVINC) are also presented.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 1975
Accession Number
ADA015859

Entities

People

  • J. D. Burton
  • J. E. Williamson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Calibration
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Data Sets
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Propellants
  • Prototypes
  • Structural Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Business Analytics
  • Rocket Propulsion.