New sled constructed by Convair Division of General Dynamics Corp set "world speed record for recoverable sleds" at 1560 mph on 10,000 ft high speed track at U S Air Research and Development Command's flight test center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif; sled designed to race through simulated rain storm at supersonic speeds, carrying exposed part of aircraft or missile.
Mach 2 rocket sled
Engineering
Engineering ; 181 , n 4712
1956
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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