Performance and Some Design Aspects of the Four-Stage Solid-Propellant Rocket Vehicle Used in the Ram A1 Flight Test

Abstract

A general description, some details of mechanical design and construction, and performance (including angle of attack of the rolling last stage) of a four-stage solid-propellant rocket system used in the RAM (Radio Attenuation Measurement) Al flight test are presented. The fourth stage attained a maximum velocity of 17,800 feet per second at an altitude of 175,000 feet. Temperature data on the nose cone are also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1963
Accession Number
ADA396859

Entities

People

  • Jack Levine

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Heating
  • Altitude
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Flight
  • Free Stream
  • High Temperature
  • Instrumentation
  • Leading Edges
  • Measurement
  • Nose Cones
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Rocket Engines
  • Solid Propellants
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Rocket Propulsion.