This report describes a program of development which will be followed to produce a high supersonic drone system. The drone vehicle will be a derivative of the X-7A Ramjet Test Vehicle and the modifications and changes necessary to accomplish this development will be made in a two and one-half year period. The program includes a description of specific developmental items and a flight test program for the evaluation of these items.
Xq-5
1955
89 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Target , Research management , Supersonic characteristics , Aerial targets , Ramjet engines , Systems engineering , Aircraft interception , Firing error indicators , Automatic pilots , Radar reflections , Solid propellant rocket engines , Booster , Pressurization , Airframes , Command guidance , Ground support equipment , Flight control systems , Electrical equipment , Scheduling , Management engineering , Kingfisher