Accession Number:

AD0832084

Title:

FUNCTIONAL TEST FIRST STAGE SEPARATION SYSTEM 'D' SERIES, PHASE II TESTS,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL DYNAMICS/ASTRONAUTICS SAN DIEGO CA

Personal Author(s):

• Derango, J. H.

Report Date:

1959-07-17

Pagination or Media Count:

40.0

Abstract:

The object of the Phase 2 tests was to evaluate the D series fuel staging disconnect after it had been vibrated to simulate transportation of the missile to the Atlantic missile range. Author

Descriptors:

• *LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINES
• *BOOSTER ROCKET ENGINES
• *DISCONNECT FITTINGS
• FLIGHT TESTING
• SEPARATION
• FAILURE
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• VIBRATION
• TRANSPORTATION
• LEAKAGE(FLUID)
• PRESSURIZATION
• LOADS(FORCES)
• DEFLECTION

Subject Categories:

• Couplers, Fasteners and Joints
• Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE