Accession Number:

AD0843410

Title:

Flight Test Report Atlas Missile 16E, 24 March 1961.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL DYNAMICS/ASTRONAUTICS SAN DIEGO CA

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1961-04-06

Pagination or Media Count:

82.0

Abstract:

The primary purpose of the flight was to evaluate E series missile system performance at maximum R and D range. Other first order objectives included evaluation of Inertial Guidance System performance and accuracy, determination of warhead performance, arming and fuzing system performance, and missile system maximum range capability. Author

Descriptors:

• *SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES
• FLIGHT TESTING
• INERTIAL GUIDANCE
• GUIDED MISSILE WARHEADS
• RANGE(DISTANCE)
• FAILURE
• MISS DISTANCE
• BOOSTER ROCKET ENGINES
• JETTISONABLE EQUIPMENT
• VERNIER ROCKET ENGINES
• PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT
• AIRFRAMES
• BEACONS
• HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT
• GUIDED MISSILE TRACKING SYSTEMS
• FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS
• TRANSPONDERS
• REENTRY VEHICLES
• ATMOSPHERE ENTRY

Subject Categories:

• Surface-Launched Guided Missiles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE