Accession Number:

AD0836963

Title:

STATIC STABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE M-117 BOMB AT MACH NUMBERS FROM 0.60 TO 1.40 WITH THREE TAIL FIN CONFIGURATIONS

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 29 Apr-30 May 1968

Corporate Author:

ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER ARNOLD AFB TN

Personal Author(s):

• Homan, M. L.

Report Date:

1968-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

43.0

Abstract:

A test was conducted in the Propulsion Wind Tunnel 16T to determine the static stability characteristics of the M-117 Bomb with any of three tail fin configurations. Tests were made over the Mach number range of 0.6 to 1.4 for an angle-of-attack range of -3 to 19 deg, and fin orientations of 11.25 to -101. 25 deg. The M-117 Bomb was statically stable for all three tail fin configurations for the Mach number range of the tests.

Descriptors:

• *BOMBS
• *SPIN STABILIZED AMMUNITION
• AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
• AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS
• ANGLE OF ATTACK
• BOMB FINS
• MODEL TESTS
• STABILITY
• SUPERSONIC CHARACTERISTICS
• TRANSONIC CHARACTERISTICS
• WIND TUNNEL MODELS

Subject Categories:

• Aerial Bombs
• Fluid Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE