Flame Nosetip Recovery Vehicle Flight Test Series.

Abstract

The FLAME payload was designed to recover reentry vehicle nosetips after subjecting them to ICBM-level reentry environments. The payload is a two-stage solid propellant rocket fired towards the earth, after being dropped from an F4 aircraft at 60,000 feet. The payload employs a unique two-stage hypersonic decelerator system for nosetip recovery. A total of eight (8) flight tests were performed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA066217

Entities

People

  • David H. Smith

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Army
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drop Tests
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fire Control Radar
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Recovery Vehicles
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Sleds
  • Rockets
  • Sled Tests
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics