Accession Number:

AD0843132

Title:

WS-107A-1 Flight Test Working Group, Flight Test Report ATLAS missile 30E

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL DYNAMICS/ASTRONAUTICS SAN DIEGOCA

Personal Author(s):

• Thatcher, T. W.
• Solid, L. D.
• Caldwell, W. H.
• Carden, J. R.
• Newton, K. E.

Report Date:

1961-10-12

Pagination or Media Count:

81.0

Abstract:

The primary purposes of the flight were to evaluate re-entry vehicle performance under conditions of extreme heating and to demonstrate the satisfactory performance of the airframe using a flattened trajectory. Author

Descriptors:

• *SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES
• REENTRY VEHICLES
• FLIGHT TESTING
• GUIDED MISSILE TRAJECTORIES
• FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS
• LIQUID PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINES
• GUIDED MISSILE TRACKING SYSTEMS
• IMPACT PREDICTION
• AERODYNAMIC HEATING
• HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT
• INERTIAL GUIDANCE
• MISS DISTANCE
• TRANSPONDERS
• TELEMETER SYSTEMS
• PROPELLANT CONTROL
• GUIDED MISSILE SAFETY

Subject Categories:

• Surface-Launched Guided Missiles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE