Wind tunnel captive trajectory tests were conducted to investigate the separation characteristics of six stores from the wing pylons and racks of the A-7D aircraft. The stores tested represented possible combinations of munitions to be carried by the A-7D when performing search and rescue missions. Separation trajectory data were obtained for the loaded and expended SUU-23/A gun pod, CBU-12A/A, CBU-46/A LAU-3/A, LAU-68A/A, and the expended CBU-30/A. Trajectories were obtained at Mach numbers from 0.325 to 0.814 with aircraft angle of attack corresponding to level flight at 4000-ft altitude. For selected configurations, data were obtained to assess the influence of changes in the applied ejector forces during separation from the MAU-12B/A pylon rack. The stores separated without contacting the aircraft with only two exceptions.


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