Sonic-boom pressure signatures recorded during the launch and reentry phases of the Apollo 16 mission are presented. Five measurements were obtained along the vehicle ground track: 69 km (37.3 n. mi.) 92 km (49.8 n. mi.), and 130 km (70.3 n. mi.) down range from the launch site during ascent, and at 185 km (100 n. mi.) and approximately 5.5 km (3 n. mi.) from the splash-down point during reentry. Tracings of the measured signatures are included along with values of the overpressure, impulse, time duration, and rise times. Also included are brief descriptions of the launch and recovery test areas in which the measurements were obtained, the sonic-boom instrumentation deployment, flight profiles, and operating conditions for the launch vehicle and spacecraft, surface weather information at the measuring sites, and high-altitude weather information for the general measurement areas. Comparisons of the sonic-boom overpressures from Apollo 15 and 16 along with those from current aircraft are also presented.


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    Titel :

    Sonic-boom ground pressure measurements from the launch and reentry of Apollo 16


    Beteiligte:
    Henderson, H. R. (Autor:in) / Hilton, D. A. (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1974-08-01


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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