Captive Trajectory System Test Planning Information for AEDC Supersonic Wind Tunnel (A) and Hypersonic Wind Tunnels (B) and (C).

Captive Trajectory System Test Planning Information for AEDC Supersonic Wind Tunnel (A) and Hypersonic Wind Tunnels (B) and (C).
Author: T. D. Buchanan
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Total Pages: 48
Release: 1983
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Normally in the development of flight vehicle systems, the staging characteristics have to be obtained experimentally. This report briefly describes the specialized methods used in wind tunnel tests at the Arnold Engineering Development Center in simulating the staging process. The capabilities of the mechanisms and the precision to which the data can be obtained are presented, along with descriptions of typical tests. (Author).

Aeronautical Engineering

Aeronautical Engineering
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Total Pages: 592
Release: 1985
Genre: Aeronautics
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A selection of annotated references to unclassified reports and journal articles that were introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system and announced in Scientific and technical aerospace reports (STAR) and International aerospace abstracts (IAA).

Captive-trajectory Store-separation System of the Aedc-pwt 4-foot Transonic Tunnel

Captive-trajectory Store-separation System of the Aedc-pwt 4-foot Transonic Tunnel
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Release: 1968
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The captive-trajectory store-separation system of the Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel, Transonic (4T), provides the capability for determining the separation trajectory of a store in the vicinity of the parent aircraft. This system may also be used as a six-degree-of-freedom support for conventional force tests with or without a parent installed, and as a pressure probe or transducer mounting platform for flow field surveys in the vicinity of a model. With the store and parent independently supported in the tunnel, trajectory generation involves measurement of forces and moments acting on the captive store model, converting these to full-scale adding other forces and moments which may be applied to the full-scale store, solving the equations of motion for store acceleration, integrating these equations to find store displacement, converting this movement to model scale, and physically moving the store model along its flight path. This report describes the captive-trajectory store-separation system and its testing capabilities and presents the technique used for trajectory generation. (Author).