Missile Datcom User's Manual - 2008 Revision

Abstract

This report is a User's Manual for the 2008 Revision of the Missile Datcom computer program. It supersedes AFRL-VA-WP-TR-1998-3009. In missile preliminary design it is necessary to quickly and economically estimate the aerodynamics of a wide variety of missile configuration designs. Since the ultimate shape and aerodynamic performance are so dependent upon the subsystems utilized, such as payload size, propulsion system selection and launch mechanism, the designer must be capable of predicting a wide variety of configurations accurately. The fundamental purpose of Missile Datcom is to provide an aerodynamic design tool which has the predictive accuracy suitable for preliminary design, and the capability for the user to easily substitute methods to fit specific applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA503576

Entities

People

  • Christopher Rosema
  • Joshua Doyle
  • Lamar Auman
  • Mark Underwood
  • William Blake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Drag
  • Engineering
  • Exits
  • Geometry
  • Mach Number
  • Numbers
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Systems Analysis and Design