Increased Launching Capabilities at AEDC's Range/Track G*,

Abstract

In 1993 AEDO's Hypervelocity Range/Track G went through a major upgrade to its model launching capability. A large. two-stage light gas gun with a 3.3-in. (84 mm)-bore launch tube was installed to provide a "soft launch" capability unmatched anywhere else in the world. "Soft launch" capability means subjecting the launch package to the minimum peak acceleration load for any given package weight and launch velocity. This capability allows the customer to launch the highest fidelity package possible at his conditions. The heart of this launching capability is a 14-in. (356 mm) pumping system that deliver even greater capability than the initial design goal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA355806

Entities

People

  • L. L. Campbell

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Base Pressure
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Flight
  • Free Flight
  • Gas Guns
  • Gun Launched
  • Guns
  • High Pressure
  • Launch Tubes
  • Launchers
  • Launching
  • Light Gas Guns
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow