The Air Force Armament Laboratory (AFATL) and the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) are participating in a joint effort to develop a trajectory control test vehicle (TCTV). The vehicle is to be used as a test bed for various seeker, autopilot, and flap actuator systems now in development. The aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle were obtained from wind tunnel tests using a 0.25-scale model and are presented for Mach numbers 0.5 to 1.05 at angles of attack to 20 deg. The control effectiveness parameters presented were obtained using a single flap test technique in the wind tunnel. Also the computer-generated flight performance is presented for a nominal launch condition. (Author)
Aerodynamic and Performance Characteristics of the AFATL Trajectory Control Test Vehicle
1974
89 pages
Report
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English
Bombs , Missile Trajectories & Reentry Dynamics , Air & Space-Launched Missiles , Guided missile trajectories , Guided missile models , Guided bombs , Control test vehicles , Air to surface missiles , Bomb trajectories , Aerodynamic characteristics , Wind tunnel models , Wind tunnel tests , Computer programs , Computer applications , Flight simulation , External stores , Jet fighters , Separation , Flaps(Control surfaces) , Fins , Aerodynamic stability , Clearances , Midcourse guidance , Terminal guidance , Automatic pilots , Mark-84 warheads , F-4 aircraft , KMU-35A/B guidance , Hobo guided bombs
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