A correlation of sonic boom pressure signatures recorded during reentry of the Apollo 16 command module with wind-tunnel signatures extrapolated to flight distances was made for Mach numbers of 1.83 and 9.71. The flight pressure signatures were recorded by microphones located onboard ships positioned near the ground track, whereas the wind tunnel signatures were measured during a test of a 0.016-scale model of the command module. The agreement between estimates based on wind tunnel data and flight measurements was good at the tested Mach numbers. (Author)


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    Title :

    A Wind Tunnel Flight Correlation of APOLLO 16 Sonic Boom


    Contributors:
    F. Garcia (author) / R. M. Hicks (author) / J. P. Mendoza (author)

    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    22 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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    Hicks, R. M. / Mendoza, J. P. / Garcia, F., Jr. | NTRS | 1972


    A wind tunnel flight correlation of Apollo 16 sonic boom

    Garcia, F., Jr. / Hicks, R. M. / Mendoza, J. P. | NTRS | 1973


    A Wind Tunnel Flight Correlation of APOLLO 15 Sonic Boom

    R. M. Hicks / J. P. Mendoza / F. Garcia | NTIS | 1972