Project "Wizard"

Abstract

Various design problems are analyzed for ground-to-air missile capable of intercepting and destroying aircraft operating at altitudes up to 500,000 ft and at speeds up to 4000 mph. Supersonic wind tunnel for aerodynamic tests is nearing completion. The command guidance system is in the design stage, while other guidance problems are still in experimental stage. General survey of launching methods was conducted. Ramjet and turbojet engines, as well as rocket engines, have been considered as means of propulsion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1947
Accession Number
ADB816741

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Combustion
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Altitude
  • Jet Engines
  • Launchers
  • Lepidoptera
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Standing Waves
  • Test Equipment
  • Turbojet Engines
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow