Special Course on Missile Aerodynamics


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Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports


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Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.




Aerodynamic Characteristics at Mach Numbers from 1.50 to 4.63 of a Maneuverable Missile with In-line Cruciform Wings and Canard Surfaces


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An investigation has been conducted in the Langley Unitary Plan wind tunnel at Mach numbers from 1.50 to 4.63 to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a maneuverable missile having in-line cruciform wings and canard surfaces oriented in 45° roll planes.




Aerodynamic Characteristics in Pitch of Several Triple-body Missile Configurations at Mach Numbers 0.6 to 1.4


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An experimental investigation was conducted to determine the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics at transonic speeds of missile configurations having three blunted cone-cylinder bodies. Modifications of the basic model were tested to indicate the effects of (a) relative lengths of coplanar bodies, (b) seals between the cylindrical portions of the bodies, (c) horizontal connecting surfaces near the rear of the bodies, and (d) triangular rather than coplanar body grouping. Lift, drag, and pitching-moment data were obtained at angles of attack from -4 to 12 degrees and Mach numbers from 0.6 to 1.4 for a constant Reynolds number of 5,500,000, based on average body length.







Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Sparrow 3 Missile Model in the Flow Field of a Generalized Parent Body at Mach 2. 86


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Longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of a Sparrow 3 wing control missile model were measured through a range of separation distances relative to a flat plate surface that represented the parent-body configuration. Measurements were obtained with and without two dimensional circular arc protuberances attached to the flat plate surface. The tests were conducted at a Mach number of 2.86 and a Reynolds number per meter of 6.56 million. The behavior of these longitudinal characteristics with varying separation distance in the flow field created by the flat plate and protuberance was generally as would be expected on the basis of flow field boundaries determined from the second order approximation of Friedrich. In general, varying roll angle from 0 deg to 45 deg caused no significant effect on the store separation characteristics. Stallings, R. L., Jr. Langley Research Center NASA-TM-85713, L-15705, NAS 1.15:85713 RTOP 505-43-23-02