Captive trajectory wind tunnel testing was conducted to determine separation characteristics of the High Altitude Supersonic Target (HAST) when launched from the centerline of the F-4 aircraft. Since the HAST configuration has not been firmly established, the test was conducted to provide design criteria by systematically varying the parameters of mass, center of gravity (cg) location, mass moments of inertia, and launch attitude. Launch Mach numbers were varied from 0.7 to 1.3 and launch altitudes from 20,000 to 40,000 feet. The effects of these variables on the separation trajectory are discussed. The most desirable separations occurred when the HAST was launched supersonically, at nominal or forward cg location and no pitch with respect to the carriage position. (Author)
A Parametric Separation Trajectory Test of the High Altitude Supersonic Target (HAST) from the F-4 Aircraft
1970
89 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Detonations, Explosion Effects, & Ballistics , Guided missile targets , Free flight trajectories , Parasite planes , Jet fighters , External stores , Aerial targets , Wind tunnel models , Separation , Supersonic characteristics , Angle of attack , Stability , Pitch(Motion) , F-4 aircraft , Hast(High altitude supersonic targets) , High altitude supersonic targets , Lau-24/a launchers
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