Accession Number:

AD0607637

Title:

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HYPER-ENVIRONMENTAL TEST SYSTEM DATA RECOVERY VEHICLE FOR MACH NUMBERS 0.52 TO 0.96.

Descriptive Note:

Technical operating rept.,

Corporate Author:

PHILCO NEWPORT BEACH CALIF AERONUTRONIC DIV

Personal Author(s):

• WARDEN,R. V.

Report Date:

1960-02-26

Pagination or Media Count:

94.0

Abstract:

The report presents the results of a series of tests in Convairs high-speed wind tunnel to evaluate the stability of the HETS 609A recovery vehicle in the transonic regime. The tests were run with two nose configurations at Mach numbers 0.52, 0.61, 0.67, 0.82, and 0.96. Both configurations were sufficiently stable to permit parachute deployment down to Mach 0.6. Author

Descriptors:

• *RECOVERY VEHICLES
• STABILITY
• TRANSONIC FLIGHT
• ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS
• MODEL TESTS
• NOSE CONES
• CONFIGURATIONS
• PARACHUTE JUMPING
• WIND TUNNELS

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE