Experiments were conducted in the Mach number range 0.80 to 2.00 on a tube-launched missile configuration with a deflectable nose control and a wrap-around fin stabiliser having six fins disposed in a symmetrical triform arrangement. The results show that the control effectiveness increases markedly with Mach number. Trim curves are non-linear at subsonic speeds and approach linearity at supersonic Mach numbers. The results were applied to a small hypothetical missile configuration and indicate that the nose control is powerful enough to provide a terminal control capability. For the case considered, in subsonic flight the missile must fly on a near-ballistic trajectory. However, in supersonic flight the control is powerful enough to permit horizontal flight above M = 1.5 while retaining a sufficient reserve to provide a terminal correction capability. Detailed control system assessments were not made. (Author)


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    Title :

    Wind Tunnel Tests on a Tube-Launched Missile Configuration with a Deflectable Nose Control and a Novel Wrap-Around Fin Stabiliser


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    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    32 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English