Hardened RV Development Program. Phase III. SAMS/TATER Heatshield/Antenna Window Flight Test Program

Abstract

The objective of this program was to determine the response of heatshield and antenna window materials in the SAMS/TATER ablation/erosion environment. One clear air and three weather flights were successfully launched during the FY76 SAMS/TATER Program. Heatshield and antenna windows were recovered from three of the flights and subjected to post-flight analysis. This report describes the materials that were tested, presents post-flight recession measurements and observations, and compares coupled ablation/erosion flight performance with 50 MW ablation only test data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA053391

Entities

People

  • Charles C. Thacker

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Air Force
  • Antenna Windows
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Composite Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fabrication
  • Heat Shields
  • Inspection
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Roughness
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.