Accession Number:

AD0857870

Title:

Design and Fabrication of Refractory Composite Structures,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

CHANCE VOUGHT AIRCRAFT STRATFORD CT

Personal Author(s):

• Smith, Frank C.

Report Date:

1961-11-10

Pagination or Media Count:

36.0

Abstract:

The paper describes a case history on the use of ceramic materials in the fabrication of practical flight hardware specifically the nose cap of a hypersonic glide vehicle.

Descriptors:

• *COMPOSITE MATERIALS
• *REENTRY VEHICLES
• *NOSE CONES
• HEAT SHIELDS
• HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
• ZIRCONIUM OXIDES
• MOLYBDENUM
• ALUMINATES
• HYPERSONIC CHARACTERISTICS
• MANUFACTURING
• ABLATION
• GRAPHITE

Subject Categories:

• Laminates and Composite Materials
• Miscellaneous Materials
• Guided Missile Reentry Vehicles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE