Flight Testing Under Extreme Climatic Conditions

Abstract

This document discusses the philosophy, purpose and methods for conducting ground and flight tests of weapon systems in extreme environmental conditions. The areas considered include testing in a controlled environment, cold arctic, hot desert, tropic and adverse weather conditions. Also included are the technical and safety aspects of planning, instrumentation and data acquisition requirements, types of test conducted and reporting requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA201710

Entities

People

  • Clendon L. Hendrickson

Organizations

  • Air Force Test Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Logistics
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Recording Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design