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Wind-Tunnel Experiments Concerning the Dynamic Behavior of a Low-Speed Slowly Spinning Fin-Stabilized Rocket (open access)

Wind-Tunnel Experiments Concerning the Dynamic Behavior of a Low-Speed Slowly Spinning Fin-Stabilized Rocket

Report presenting an investigation to determine the effectiveness of studying the dynamic characteristics of a low-speed slowly spinning fin-stabilized rocket with a free-oscillation technique and to study certain types of behavior that have been observed in this type of missile. Results regarding the stability of the original model, the effect of reversing direction of arming propeller, the effect of increasing the size of the reversed-rotation arming propeller, the effect of removing the arming propeller, the effect of adding a spoiler nose ring to a basic model, and the effect of changes in the spin rate are provided.
Date: July 6, 1954
Creator: Bird, John D. & Lichtenstein, Jacob H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wind-Tunnel Experiments Concerning the Dynamic Behavior of a Low-Speed Slowly Spinning Fin-Stabilized Rocket (open access)

Wind-Tunnel Experiments Concerning the Dynamic Behavior of a Low-Speed Slowly Spinning Fin-Stabilized Rocket

Report presenting an investigation made in the stability tunnel to determine the effectiveness with which the dynamic characteristics of a low-speed slowly spinning fin-stabilized rocket could be studied by a free-oscillation technique and to study certain peculiarities of behavior. Results regarding the stability of the original model, effect of reversing direction of the arming propeller, effect of increasing size of reversed-rotation of the arming propeller, effect of removing the arming propeller, effect of adding a spoiler nose ring to the basic model, and the effect of changes in spin rate are provided.
Date: July 6, 1954
Creator: Bird, John D. & Lichtenstein, Jacob H.
System: The UNT Digital Library