An Investigation of the Aerodynamic Stabilizing Effectiveness of Several Split Flare Afterbody Configurations in the Presence of an Underexpanded Jet Plume at Transonic Mach Numbers

Abstract

A study of the stabilizing effectiveness of several folding, split flare afterbodies in the presence of an underexpanded jet plume is presented. Mach number was varied from 0.7 to 1.4 and angle of attack from -4 to 6 deg. It is shown that the split flare afterbody can be an effective stabilizing device for tube launched missiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 09, 1978
Accession Number
ADA052812

Entities

People

  • James R. Burt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Base Pressure
  • Diameters
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Flow
  • Flow Separation
  • Mach Number
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Simulators
  • Static Pressure
  • Test Facilities
  • Tube Launched
  • Tubes
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.