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 BALLISTIC RESEARCH L AB0 RA T 0 R I E S

REPORT NO. 1044

JUNE 1958

THE TRANSONIC FREE FLIGHT RANGE

Walter K. Rogers , Jr.

Department of the Army Project ·No. 5B03- 03- 00l

Ordnance Research and Development Project No, TB3- 0l08

A B E RD E E N ·P R 0 V I N ·a GROUND, MARYLAND
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PREFACE

The present report is a revised edition of BRL Report 849

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entitled The Transonic Free Flight Range . At the time that the
~irst edition was published, the range had been in operation for
only three years. At present, a~ter eight years of operation,
there have been substantial llllprovements in both instrumentation
and techniques. Moreover , the increasing variety o~ con~igurations

that are being fired through the range demonstrate its flexibility
as an aerodynamic tool. Thus it was felt that a revised edition of
the original report was needed .

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 BAL L I S T I C RESEARCH LA BORATORIES

REPORT NO . 1044

WKRogers/cr
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
June 1958

THE TRANSONIC FREE FLIGHT RANGE

ABSTRACT

This report contains a current description of the Transonic Free

Flight Range. This range, developed at the Ballistic Research
Laboratories at Aberdeen Proving Ground for ballistic and aerodynamic
research, has been in operation for approximately eight years . The
accuracy and reliability of the results obtained from this range
make it a valuable tool for the free flight testing of missiles and
for research in compressible flow phenomena.

The range, its instrumentation, and the experimental procedures

associated with their use are described. The various records obtained
in the range and an indication of the method employed in the reduction
of the raw data into final aerodynamic coefficients are also described .

In an appendix is an outline of the steps and reasoning behind

the design of the Transonic Range.

There is a listing of selected references to similar reports on

other free flight ranges, and on the reduction, capabilities, and
use of f ree flight range data.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION • .. ... ........ ......... 9

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY. ll

3. PREPARATION FOR AND FIRING OF A PROGRAM. • 18

4. RECORDS PRODUCED BY THE RANGE . 20

5- REDUCTION PROCEDURE. 22

6 . ACCURACY • • • 26
6 .1 Class I 27
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6.2 Class II • 29

7. REPRESENTATIVE DATA. 29

8. REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAMS. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
9 . SUMMARY •• .......... . . . . 31
10. REFERENCES . . 33
ll. APPENDIX - Design of the Transonic Range . 35
12. FIGURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
13. DISTIUBUTION LIST. 65

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 l. INTRODUCTION

The Transonic Range of the Ballistic Research Laboratories is part

of the Free Flight Aerodynamics Branch of the Exterior Ballistics
Laboratory. Missiles traveling through this enclosed spark photography
range are not restrained or affected by any forces other than those
normally encountered in flight.

The purposes of this range are threefold:

1. To provide data for determining the aerodynamic
coefficients of projectiles up to 8 inches in
diameter or wing span.
2. To provide an accurate instrument with which to
investigate the causes of dispersion of projectiles.
3 . To provide data on flow characteristics from the
subsonic through the transonic and on into the
higher regions of velocity.

The Transonic Range has many predecessors and contemporaries as

a free flight range . The first such range is believed to have been
built at the National Physical Laboratory in England. The second
range was built and used in this country by Dr. R. H. Kent at Aberdeen.
Along the same lines as Dr . Kent's range, was the Free Flight Aerodynamics
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Range built at the Ballistic Research Laboratories under the direction
of Dr. A. C. Charters. Dr. Charters was largely responsible for the
instrumentation of this range. Dr. Charters, Dr . E. M. Little, and
Mr. R. L. Rowe were responsible for the major part of the design and
building of the Transonic Range.

There are a number of contemporary ranges in North America such as:

l. A pressurized range at BRL, Aberdeen Proving Ground,
Maryland3.
2. Two ranges, one of which is pressur ized, at Naval
Ordnance Laboratory at Silver Spring, Maryl.and4 .
3. A large range at Naval Otdnance Test Station at
China Lake, California5,o.
4. A range and wind tunnel combination at the Ames
Aeronautical Laboratory of the NACA, Moffett Field,
Cali:fornia7,8.

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 5. A large range at Canadian Armament Research and
Development Establishment, near Quebec City9.

In free flight ranges the usual ballistics problem is worked in

reverse. Usually one obtains aerodynamic coefficients from a wind
tunnel, calculates them from theoryJ or makes estimates from previous
experience or data avail.able on similar shapes. Having this information
and using ballistic theory, one calculates the motions and trajectory
of the missile. However, in the free flight method, one observes the
motions of the projectile and with proper ballistic theory, calculates
the aerodynamic forces and moments that would have been necessary to
produce such a motion.

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 2. DESCRIPl'ION OF THE TRANSONIC RANGE FACILITY

The Transonic Range was designed in 1944 and primary construction

completed in 1947. The instrumentation was completed for full scale
operation in the summer of 1950 •

FIGURE 1

The range, shown in Figure 1, is 1173 feet long. The part of the
building nearest the gun position is reinforced concrete while the
remainder is sheet metal on a steel frame. The first 750 fee t of the
range is 24 x 24 feet in cross section and is fully instrumented.
The remaining 423 feet, which was added in recent years has never
been instrumented but does facilitate extension of roll histories

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through the use of yaw card techniques . The metal sections of
the building are insulated and have an aluminum covering. The
instrumented section has radiant heating.

The projectile to be tested is usually launched from a gun.

It passes through the opening in the large concrete blast shield
and then into the enclosed range.

FIGURE 2

Figure 2, a photograph of the interior of the Transonic Range,

shows l5 of the full complement of 25 spark photographic stations
arranged in five groups of five stations each. These stations each
furnish a tiny chapter in the motion history of the model's passage
through the range. The apparatus will be described in detail in the
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following paragraphs.

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 In order to illustrate the instrumentation within the range
building, a schematic drawing or the set- up is presented in
Figure 3.

FIG.3 SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF INSTRUMENTATION SET-uP IN RANGE

SCAEEN

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CAMEAA

The proJectile, as located in space, is seen at the center with

spark generator and camera combinations on the right and bottom. A
close view or a spark generator and a. c.a.mera in a pit is seen in
Figure .A4*.

The sparks are generated in conrined air gaps or the Libeasart

type which approximate a point source . A picture or the mechanism
is round · in Figure A5. The voltage used is 15 KV and capac!tance
0.25 microfarad. These sparks project shadows or the projectil~

and the surrounding flow phenomena upon the large beaded screens

Hereafter Figure numbers preceded by capital letter A will indicate

illustrations in the section under "FIGURES", pp 41.

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seen at the left and top of Figure 3. The cameras take pictures
of the shadows projected on these screens . 'Jl1e camera s are equipped ·•
with f/2.5 1 1 inch focal length lenses.
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In order to locate the projectile in space a rectilinear
coordinate system has been established throughout the range. The
coordinate axes are: X, hori.zontal and normal to the line of fi.re;
Y, vertical; and z, horizontal and along the line of fi.re. Consequently,
the XZ plane is horizontal, the YZ plane vertical, and the intersection
of both, the Z axis, passes approximately through the gun muzzle. The
XY plane extends transverse to the trajectory across the height and
width of the range building.

These major coordinate planes are located in the spark photographs

by the shadows of wi.res and beads placed in front of the screens as
shown in the schematic drawing. 1m XY plane is established at each
station by placing a wire ci.rcum:ferentiall.y around the range along the
intersections of the XY plane w.tth the wall and celling screens. Beads
on these circumferential wires, in front of both wall and ceiling
screens, establish XZ and !Z planes, The w1.re system o! the vertical
walls is suspended rrom the building by springs; guy wire tents anchor
the position 1n auch a fashion as to rule out most of the te=Perature
movements or the building 1 tself'. Sensing devices, ae seen tn the
schematic drawing, are installed to sense any movement 1n six directions
of freedom so that corrections can be made before firing. The vertical
and horizontal spark gaps are placed in this same XY pl4pe,

A careful survey is required* to place the fiducial vires. The

XZ plane is determined w.t th a precision level. The !Z plane is determined
by stretching a wire the entire length of the range and projecting the
resulting line down upon secondary bench marks secured in the floor as
seen in Figure A6. These bench marks also locate the XY plane. Their

The primary ideas for these survey methode were furnished by

Mr. Robert L. Rowe of the Free Flight Aerodynamics Branch.

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 distance along the range is measured with great accuracy by a preciston
tape survey. The spark gaps and cameras are elevated in an XY plane
by means of a precision theodolite . See Figure A7.

Additional features seen in Figure 2 are the photoelectric screens

placed along the trajectory, one ahead of each station. These may
be seen in close-up in Figures A8 and A9. These screens consist of
a light source, a cylindrical lens to fan the light out into a sheet,
a reflective screen strip, and another cylindrical lens which focuses
the returning light onto the filament of a photo multiplier tube.
The passage of the projectile interrupts the sheets of light causing a
signal. from the photocell. This signal is amplified, delayed, and then
used to trigger the dual spark gaps of the station at the instant
the projectile is opposite the approximate center of the screen. These
photoelectric screens have proven very successful and are sensitive
enough to be triggered by 20-mm projectiles.

It might also be noted, that in Figure 2 there are two spark sources
and one camera on the wall of the range. This arrangement was made to
cover a wide variety of trajectory variations in the vertical plane.
At times both of these vertical sources are used, one being synchronized
'Jith the spark in the other plane and the second delayed slightly.
The resulting shadowgraph is double and allows, at least in one plane,
the study of projectiles with short oscillatory periods. In the
immediate future second spark sources will be placed within the pits and
along the walls to further implement this type of study. Figure AlO
shows an example of this dual exposure. The same fiducial system is
used for both shadows . The fiducial wire with reference beads as well as
the tent wires for holding tension on the spring suspension system,
may be seen. The two blurred images are photographs of the projectile
itself, not its shadow.

The equipment on the floor of the range was put into pits for
protection and convenience. The primary stations within each group
are 20 feet apart with a 70 foot interval between groups. Thus J
between the first station and the last there are 680 feet .
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 In Figure All another type of station set- up, used in the
Transonic Range, is illustrated. This apparatus is for taking a
direct photograph of a projectile in £light. This method is not
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always successful toward the exit end of the range where greater
dispersion causes the depth of field to be large. The direct
photography method, howeifer, is especially usefUl as auxiliary
instrumentation to shov the external condition of fins, rotating
bands and other parts most subject to launching damage. A microflash
photograph may be seen in Figure Al2.

To study causes of dispersion of projectiles one would like to

know: the motion of the projectile in the launcher; any reaction
between the launcher and the projectile before and during emergence;
the reaction of the projectile in the muzzle region or while it is
affected by muzzle gases; and last, a timed history of projectile
motion until some target or measure of dispersion is reached at the
conclusion of its recorded flight.

The Transonic Range offers high-speed motion picture coverage and

other techniques wh,ich satisfy the majority of the launching requirements,
and the enclosed range instrumentation which completes the package of
initial conditions of launch. A fairly well instrumented target area
terminating at 1000 yards from the launching ramp completes the picture.

The third purpose of the range, to provide data on detailed flow

characteristics) is partiall.y satisfied by the regular .spark records.
However) another piece of specialized instrumentation bas been developed
to further this purpose. It is called a mosaic . As this name indicates,
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it consists of a series of large ll x 14 photographic plates laid-out
together on a table top placed just below the calculated trajectory.
A spark source, located above these plates is triggered in the same way
as the standard stations and the large mosaic picture is obtained. This
picture shows flow detail in such a size as to be easily studied for
small effects. When trajectories can be closely estimated then the
distance from spark to plates in this set- up can be shortened to perhaps II

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 as little as five f eet. This allows the use of a fast and less
intense spark and results in sharper detail than the usual shadow

.. station already described. A photograph of one of these mosaic

tables is seen in Figure Al3; a mosaic picture in Figure Al4.

FIGURE 15

The instrument building, located some lOOO feet from the range
itself, is shovn in Figure l5. It contains offices, photographic dark
rooms, a model and instrument shop, an electronics laboratory, and a
physical measurements laboratory which serves both this large range and
the smaller Aerodynamics Range. This latter laboratory furnishes measure-
ments of the physical properties of models such as dimensions, moments of
inertia, center of gravity positions and other pertinent characteristics.
The work is described in Reference ll. The chronograph counters,
previously located in the instrument building, have recently been put
into operation in a new instrument shelter (Figure Al6 ) which is located
just outside the range itself . This shelter eliminates long signal
cables to the instrument building and is more efficient ror housing
personnel during actual firing. The shelter contains l.6 megacycle

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counters (Figure A17) with an accuracy of approximately 5/8
microsecond. The pulses to the counters are received CNer coaxial
cables from the range spark stations. Figure Al7 also shovs a
control console which is used to operate cameras, bias control, and
round-numbering devic es on the cameras. The range personnel operate
a temperature controlled loading and storage room (Figure A18)
where propellants are carefUlly measured and stored under constant
temperature prior to firing programs. A magazine for storage of
supplies of propellant and some proJectiles awaiting test is within
the facility area but is not shown .

Associated with the Free Flight Aerodynamics Branch are three

model shops - one at the Transonic Range, one in the main Ballistic
Research Laboratories' building and one in the Wind Tunnel building .
These shops manufacture most of the models for research and, in some
cases, models for contracting a gencies or parts of experimental.
service rounds.

3. PREPARATION FOR AND FIRING OF A PROGRAM

The above general. description of the range f a cilities will be

expanded below as it applies to the actual preparation for and firing
of a program at the Transonic Range.
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The model shops , after receiving the approved designs for
projectiles, manufacture the models. Employed in the model making
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are the usual precision toolmakers' tools with a few special purpose
instruments such as an air tracer attachment for the lathes which
automatically follovs pre-ground templates of missile contour and a
precision contour grinder with an accuracy of ~ . 000311 , for use in
grinding these model contour templates.

After the models are manufactured, they are taken to the physical
measurements laboratory for measurements. The moments of inertia, both
transverse and axial, are determined on a torsion pendulum by comparison
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with known test masses . The periods are measured by means of electronic
timing. The timing sign.al is produced and recorded through a photo- cell

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optical-counter combination. A 105-:mm shell is shown in a torsion
pendulum in Figure Al9.

While the manufacture and measurements are being completed, the

means of launching must be determined . To date all launchings, with
the exception of some rockets, have been made from breech loading guns.
Some projectiles, because of external conf'iguration, desired initial
angle of launch, maximum pressure limits, required spin, and protection
of surface finish may require special individual launching devices.
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These devices are usually called sabots • Their purpose is to assure
desirable launching conditions, and sufficient obturation of propellant
pressures for the required velocity and successful flight into and
through the enclosed range. Each sabot is designed to fit the particular
set of launching conditions and the type of projectile.

The expected trajectory or ~light path is calculated by standard

methods and the optimum spark height is selected to best fit this path.
As previously mentioned, each spark unit contains a delay system which
must be adjusted to the expected velocity to allow the projectile to
proceed to a point opposite the center of the reflective screen before
the spark is discharged.

After all of the above preparations have been made, a systematic

firing procedure is carried out. The cameras are loaded with photographic
plates and the Fastax high-speed motion picture cameras with film. All
personnel a.re cleared from the possible danger a.rea.s. The projectile and
propellant are loaded into the gun. From the instrument · shelter, the
round number and station designation are exposed on the plates, the cameras
are opened and a. bias control operated which allows the spark stations
to operate on the pulse from the photocell trigger units. The gun is
fired, cameras are closed and the range personnel collect the plates for
processing in the photographic dark room.

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 4. RECORDS PRODUCED BY THE RANGE

The basic records obtained in the Transonic Range are the spark
shadowgraphs on 411 x 511 photographic plates, a print of which is
presented in Figure 20.

FIGURE 20 - Sbadowgraph - Finned Cone Cylinder

(6- inch fin span) Pitch Model

Velocity - Approximately l400 ft/sec

Mach. No .- Approxima.tely l . 2

As mentioned before the blurred image is the projectile itself . The

sharp, black silhouette with the attached flow phenomena is the shadow
of the proje~tile on the screen. The appearance of the flow phenomena
in a shadowgraph such as Figure 20 might be explained in the following
manner: the intensity, at the reflective screen, of the light which passed
through the air around the projectile is a function of the density variation
in the air. Tbe density gradient in the distrubed flow causes a deflection
of the light rays in the direction of the gradient. This refraction of the •
light causes a dark line or lessening of the light intensity at the front

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of the shock wave and a light line or buildup of light at the rear
of the wave. The shadows of the fiducial wires and beads which
define the coordinate planes can be seen. Other examples are
shown in Figures A21, A22, A23, A24, and A25.

The second type of record is the direct photograph or microflash

picture. Examples of this type are Figures Al2 and A26, previously
described. In both examples there is a spiral painted on the ogive
of the projectile. Meas~ements of this spiral, on a succession of
microflash pictures taken at appropriately spaced stations, result
in a reasonably accurate determination of axial spin rate. These
pictures show no flow phenomena but are very valuable for determining
possible launching damage to missiles.

Another type of photographic record, previously discussed and

illustrated, is the large mosaic or multi-shadowgraph.

A fourth type of record is the film from Fastax high-speed motion

picture cameras which gives a history of the launching between the
muzzle and the enclosed range. This record is not only very important
for dispersion studies of military weapons but imperative for the
design and testing of the launching devices {sabots) for airplanes,
bombs, and missiles. An example of a record of a 16-mm framing
camera, capable of speeds up to 15,000 frames/second, is given in
Figure A27. An example of a record of a "smear" type of camera is
presented in Figure A28. In this type, the rotating prism is removed
from the :framing camera and replaced by a slit The film is then run
at the same speed and direction as the image of the projectile. The
:ilna.ge then is "smeared" through the slit onto the film. The resulting
photograph is a single picture, usually excellent in detail and clarity.

In addition to photographic records, time and meteorological

records are obtained. Time intervals are indicated in the counters,
then read and recorded by range personnel. At present, fifteen stations
are wired to send timing signals . The barometric pres sure, temperature,
and relative humidity of the range atmosphere are also recorded.

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 5. REDUCTION PROCEDURE

The range records are processed by the Data Reduction Section

to determine those aerodynamic forces and moments which are related •
to the motions of the missile as observed in the photographs. As
has been previously described, the photographs contain shadows of
fiducial wires and beads to form a yz reference system on the wall
or vertical plate and an XZ reference on the floor or horizontal
plate. These pla-res are placed on an op~ical comparator*. It
is possible to locate some point on the projectile and measure its
distance from the reference wire and bead. See Figure A30 for plots
of X and Y versus Z of a representative example. The angles of inclin-
ation of the missile ' s axis to the wire also are recorded. Now,
knowing both the physical properties of the projectile and the geometry
of the range, the position of the center of gravity and the inclination
of the axis in space are determined.

Throughout the last twenty to thirty years the theories of the

yawing motion of a projectile in free fLight have been developed by
R. H. Fowler, E. G. Gallop, C. N. H. Lock, H. W.Richmond, R. H. Kent,
J. L. Kelley, E. J. McShane, F. Reno, and others . Up-to -date application
of these theories to the reduction of data from a free flight range was
f'urther refined by the use of high speed computing ma.chines1 3. Applic-
ations of these theories for the analysis of the motion of a large
variety of configurations may be found in the reports listed in the
references at the end of this paper.

Time and yaw are both continuous functions of distance along the
range, but the values of these fUnctions are controlled by the aerodynamic
properties of the missile.

The drag coefficient, KD (neglecting yaw effects), is easily

determined. It has been found both theoretically and experimentally
that over a short range, the time position of the projectile can be

The optical comparator (shown in Figure A29) gives a magnification of

6-9 and provides a linear measurement accuracy of .001 inch and an •
~~ accuracy of one minute.

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adequately expressed as a cubic polynomial in distance.

2
t = ao + a (z - zm)+ a 2 (z - zm)
1
+ a~/ (z - zm)3

where
t = observed timeJ seconds

z - zm = distance from mid-range ( zm) , feet

By the use of a least squares f i t to the experimental observations,

the coefficients in this equation may be determined.

The velocity and retardation at the center of the range are:

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The product of retardation and mass gives the drag force and
the drag coefficient:

where
p = air density in slugs
d :: diameter of projectile in feet
v = velocity in ft/sec
m = mass

With some models of very blunt 1 high-drag shape 1 the Mach number
variation is rather large. The range instrumentation fUrnishes
sufficient information so that the data may be broken into two or more
sections and drag coefficients obtained from each.

The yawing motion for symmetric missiles can usually be approximated

by a damped epicycle with slowly varying rates. See Figures A31 and A32
for examples of plotted epicycles from sample data. In order to handle
the problem, the assumption is usually made that over a short distance

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(namely, 80 feet in the Transonic Range) the damping of the arms of
the epicycle and the variation of rates are negligible and the yaw of
repose is neglected for a first approximation. This leads to the
following type formula: •

where
~ = yaw with respect to a tangent to the actual trajectory
K
1
= nutational or fast rotating arm (outer arm)
K2 = precessional or slow rotating arm (inner arm)
e1 , 2 = phase angles of above arms
¢1 , 2 = rotational rates of arms
z = distance down range
z* = position of projectile at center station, within
each group.

FIG. 33 GEOMETRICAL INTERPRETATION

OF YAWING MOTION

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 To add some clarity to the above statements and formula~ Figure
33 is presented to give a geometrical interpretation to the yaWing motion.
Since the pure epicyclic lllOtion tnay be constructed of' two circular
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motions~ these are shown as the :rotation of arm K2 about the origin
at rate ¢2 and rotation of Kl about
the end of K2 arm at the rate ¢i·
Thus, any point P on the outer or nutational circle is rotating about
a center which is itself rotating about the origin. e1 and e2 are phase
angles of the two radii at z*.

A first approximation to the above equation may be obtained

graphically. This is accomplished by assuming a series o~ values for
the slow rate ¢2 and by rotating the yaw vectors at these rates until
the end points of these vectors ~ie in a circle. See Figure A34 for
ap example o£ a circle obtained f'rom sample data. With the spark
stations grouped as they are in the present range set-up, each group
of ~ive stations is used to determine one circle and there are five
such circles for the complete range. From these individual circles, the
parameters ¢i, ¢2, IS_, ~~ e1 and e2 are determined,

Having completed the first approximation of the unknowns involved

in the yaw equation, the computer proceeds with the second approximation
which takes into account damping rates. However, with the rough
parameters gained from the first approximation he may proceed directly
to the iterative mathod of differential corrections to these values.
This work is usually carried out on one of' the high speed computing
machines in the Ballistic Research Laboratories and can be continued
until the sum of the squares of the residuals is at a minimum. These
dif.'ferential corrections when added to the initial values give the
final values of the desired parameters.

If the computer is successf.'ul with the approximations above, he

may obtain Ki.f the moment coefficient, and KA an estimate for the spin
deceleration coefficient directly. A more accurate KA can be had from
a ·spin reduction, where possible. The lift coeff.'icient, KI,' must be
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obtained from either a swerve reduction 3 or from the results of a

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program in which the center of gravity of the projectiles is varied.
Once KL is determined and using parameters obtained in the yaw and
drag reduction, KH - KMA' the damping moment coefficients, and K.r~

the Magnus torque coef-ficient, may be obtained.

It is not the intent of this report to go fUrther into the details

of a reduction procedure. The reference reports are given for those
wishing to go into complete methods and variations. The discussion
above was, of course, for the simpler cases of missile motion. When
aerodynamic asymmetries are present 1 the ty:pe of motion becomes a
bit more difficult to handle and is termed "tricyclic" (as one might
expect, a. third arm is added, about which the other two arms rotate).
The proven method of handling this motion can be found in references 14,
15, and 16. The theory is set forth in ret'erence 13. The handling of
aircraft models carries the asymmetry case to an extreme and reference
17 is given for those who might be interested.

It may be said that with the present method of reduction, the

complete procedure for one round takes one computer approximately one
week. Machine methods, however, are now being studied to reduce this
time. A semi-automatic measuring machine to further reduce the time
required for the laborious task of plate measuring is being evaluated.

The Laboratory has had in operation for some time a Goodyear

Electronic Differential Analyser (GEDA) for study of nonlinear
problems. References 18 and 19 discuss this machine. The measurement
of nonlinear forces and moments, by means of free flight tests 1 is
described in References 20 and 21.

6. ACCURACY

Errors in Transonic Range work might be divided into two classes.

The first class includes those that are of a physical nature, while
the second class includes the errors in the fit of the theories of
yawing motion and drag to the experimental data obtained in the range.
Both of these classes of errors are discussed below:

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6.1. Class I

The physical errors are in the measurement of the missiles; the

measurement of time, distance, temperature and pressure in the range;
and the measurement of the photogra phic plates.

The estimated tolerances applied to the physical measurements

of missiles are:

Measurement Tolerance Means of Measurement

dimensions length . 002 in. vernier calipers

diameter . 001 in. micrometers
weight .02 lb platform, no-spring
scale
position of the center of gravity .01 in . special balance system
moments of inertia • 05 ~ torsion pendulum
surface roughness .00001. in. profile recorder
angles l. min. optical protractor
wing or fin profile measurements
angle l. min.
airfoil contour scriber
length .0005 in.

A conservative estimate of the time error as measured by the

electronic counters is 1 x 10- 6 seconds. The distance measurements
are made in the Transonic Range to an initial survey accuracy
(repeatable) of better than 1 x 10- 3 feet. The building is thoroughly
insulated and has radiant heating in the floor so that accuracies
hold for some time • Primary bench marks are mounted, independent of the
building structure, on individual I beams which have been driven into
the earth (See again Figure A6) • The survey wire-and-bead system is
so constructed that it is nearly independent of any building movements.

There are other errors in the distance measurement in the range

which are involved in the spark photographic techniques. There is an
error due to spark duration which shows movement of the projectile and
results in blurring of the photograph. The spark at present has a

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duration of about 3 x 10-6 seconds, which for a projectile velocity of
2000 ft/sec, would allow a projectile movement while being photographed
of about 1/16 inch . There is also a possible error due to the two
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sparks at a station not being synchronized. This error would allow
the projectile to move farther in one of the two pictures and give an
inaccuracy in the final space coordinate of' the center of gravity.
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From oscillograph measurements it is found that this error for the
average double spark set-up is about 3 x 10-6 seconds, or again
approximately 1/16 inch in space (projectile velocity again assumed
to be 2000 ft/sec).

Errors in the determination of the air density in the range

affect the values of the aerodynamic coefficients either directly or
indirectly. In the evaluation of those coefficients in wich the air
density is a factor, percent errors in this quantity result in equal
percent errors in the coefficient values.

The evaluation of the air density in the range is dependent on

the pressure and temperature recorded in the range building. Round
to round determination of air density indicates a 1/~ error in this
quantity. Also, temperature gradients in the range of .:!: 20 cause the
average absolute values of air density to be as much as 1/~ in error.

Evaluation of Mach number in the range is also affected by the

magnitude of the temperature gradients . The error in Mach number is
approximately half of the absolute density error as given above.

The accuracy with which the photographic plates can be read on

the optical comparators is about 1 x 10- 3 inches for position measure-
ment and 5 x 10- 2 degrees for angular measurement . The former error
results in about 1/64 inch error in space position .

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6.2 Class II

The most difficult error to define is the error of the fit of

the theory to the experimental points . Since the physical errors,
as discussed above, are already included in the experimental data,
this error of fit is a measure of the over all accuracy of the theory
and the range data. Disregarding a few unusual cases where the
theories do not fit experiments too well, a magnitude for this total
error can be given from experience with the range results. The
maximum fitting error for the ya wing motion is about l x 10-l degrees
-2
and for the drag determination? a distance error of about l x 10 feet.

Experience with range results in the form of aerodynamic

coefficients indicates the following magnitudes for errors:

Coefficient Estimated Error in Percent

~ Lift (CLa ) 5

~ Moment (cm0: ) 2

111 - KMA Damping Moment (c

mq
+ c )
ma
15

Magnus Moment (em ) 15

KT po:

7. REPRESENTATIVE DATA

For reasons of classification a single full program will not be

presented. Instead a series of illustrative graphs will be given.
These data are indicative of what might be expected from range programs
but should not be used otherwise.

1. In Figure A30 the x and y coordinates of the center of

gravity are plotted versus range distance z for a large spin
stabilized projectile .

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 2. Figures A31 and A32 are plots of f>v versus ~ for a
spin stabilized and a fin stabilized missile, respectively.
Seen here are the expected epicycle plots.
3. Figure A34 is a typical plot of the graphical first
approximation to the yawing equation in which the five yaw
vectors have been rotated by a chosen slow rate ¢2·

4. Figure A35 is a. plot of the zero-yaw drag :force

coefficient KD
versus Mach number for a spin stabilized
projectile. o
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5. Figure A36 is a plot of 5v + f>n versus range length
z. This plot graphically demonstrates the period of the yawing
motion and the fact that the amplitude is damping.

6. Figure A37 is a. plot of l1.i, the overturning moment

coefficient and ~~ the normal force coefficients versus
Mach number for a spin stabilized projectile.

7. Figure A38 is a plot of ~~ the Magnus moment coefficient

and KH - KMA' the damping moment coefficient, versus Mach number.

8 . REFRESENTATIVE PROGRAMS

Models or full scale projectile up to eight inches in diameter

or ving span can be tested in the Transonic Free Flight Range. In
the eight years of its operation, much experience has been accumula'ted
in the launching, instrumentation, and data reduction techniques for
models of bombs, guided missiles and aircraft; as well as for the
more conventional ballistic shapes. Valuable data have been obtained
from the successful testing of live (self-propelled) rockets. Models
have been launched backward, sideward, and at various lesser initial
angl.es of attack. Two-stage models, with separating sections, have
been successfully tested. It may be said that anything with reasonable
dispersion can be studied in free flight at this facility.

The spread of Mach numbers covered by range programs bas been from
0.2 through 6 . Within the very near f'uture, however, the range will have a
light-gas gun capable of propelling models up to ~~ch number 1.1 .

In addition, instrumentation is under study for telemetering from •

models in flight, such data as heat transfer and base pressure.

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 9. SUMMARY

The Transonic Free Flight Range, a facility which has been in

full operation since 1950, is capable of testing missiles up to
eight inches in diameter or wing span over a Mach number range of 0.2
to 6. It is capable of supplying data that gives a complete history,
over 700 feet of its trajectory, of the motion of the missile. From
this data can be derived the aerodynamic properties and the flow
phenomena associated with the missile in free flight.

High-speed motion picture cameras and other techniques furnish

detai.l ed information about launching parameters. This information,
together with that obtained from a 1000-yard target incorporated
with the range facilities, makes possible the study of dispersion
problems.

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 10. REFERENCES

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l. Rogers, Walter K., Jr. The Transonic Free Flight Range.
Aberdeen Proving Ground: BRL R-849, Feb 53.

2. Braun, Walter F. The Free Flight Aerodynamics Range.

Aberdeen Proving Ground : BRL R-1048, May 58.

3. Bennett, F. D. The Controlled-Temperature-Pressure Range.

Paper presented at Aerodynamics Range Symposium,
published in proceedings of symposium (See Reference 10),
1957. Paper also published in the Aeronautical
Engineering Review, 16: 63-68, Oct 1957.

4. May, Albert, and Williams, T. J. Free Flight Ranges at the

Naval Ordnance Laboratory. NAVORD R-4o63, July 1955.

5. Staff, Aeroballistics Laboratory. Dynamic Aeroballistic

Evaluation. NOTS 1152, July 1955.

6. Dunn, Eldon L. Center of Gravity Reduction for NOTS

Aeroballistics Laboratory. NAVORD 3494, July 1955.

7. Seiff, Alvin. A Free Flight Wind Tunnel for Aerodynamic

Testing of Hypersonic Speeds. NACA R-1222, May 1955.

8. Briggs, Robert 0., Kerwin, William J., and Schmidt, Stanley F.

Instrumentation of the Ames Supersonic Free Flight Wind
Tunnel. NACA RM A52Al8, 1952.

9. Bull, Gerald V. Some Aerodynamic Studies in the Canadian

Armament Research and Development Establishment
Aeroballistics Range. Canadian Aeronautical Journal,
2: No. 5, 154-163, May 1956 .

10. AeroCcyna.mics Range Symposium, Proceedings of; January 1957.

Aberdeen Proving Ground: BRL Report 1005, Part I and
Part II, March 1957 (Part II - Confidential).

11 . Dickinson, Elizabeth R. Physical Measurements of Projectiles.

Aberdeen Proving Ground: BRL TN- 874, Feb 1954.

12 . MacAllister, Leonard C. On the Use of Plastic Sabots for Free

Flight Testing. Aberdeen Proving Ground: BRL M-792,
May 1954.
13. Murphy, Charles H. Data Reduction for the Free Flight Spark
- !0
Ranges. Aberdeen Proving Ground: BRL R-900, Feb 1956 .

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14. Bolz, R. E., and Nicolaides, J . D. A Method of Determining
Some Aerodynamic Coefficients from Supersonic Free Flight
Tests of a Rolling Missile . Jour. Aero . Sci . , 17:
No. 10 609-621, Oct 1950 . Also Published as BRLR-711.

15. Nicolaides, J. D. On the Free Flight Motion of Missiles

Having Slight Con1'igurationa1 Asymmetries. Aberdeen
Proving Ground: BRL R- 858, June 1953.

16. MacAllister, Leonard C. Comments on the Preliminary Reduction

of Symmetric and Asymmetric Yawing Motions of Free Flight
Range Models. Aberdeen Proving Ground: BRL R- 781, May 1954.

17. Warren, J. R., Templin, R . J., and Cheers, B. Aeroballistics

Range Measurements of the Performance and Stability of
a Supersonic Aircraft. Institute of the Aeronautical
Sciences Preprint No. 788, Jan 1958.

18. Murphy, Charles H. Analogue Computer Determination of Certain

Aerodynamic Coefficients. Aberdeen Proving Ground~
BRL R- 807, April 1952.

19. Schmidt, J. A . A Study of the Resonating Yawing Motion of

Asymmetric Missiles by Means of Analog Computer Simulation.
Aberdeen Proving Ground : BRL R-922, Nov 1954 .
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20. Murphy, Charles H. The Measurement of Nonlinear Forces and
Moments by Means of Free Flight Tests. Aberdeen Proving
Ground: BRL R- 974, Feb 1956.

21. Murphy, Charles H. Prediction of the Motion of Missiles Acted

on by Nonlinear Forces and Moments . Aberdeen Proving Ground:
BRL R- 995, Oct 1956. (Also published as The Prediction
of Nonlinear Pitching and Yawing Motion of Symmetric Missiles,
Jour. Aero. Sci., 24: No. 7 473 -479, July 1951. )

22. Clauser, Francis. Choking in Free Flight Ranges. Paper given at

Free Flight Symposium, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1947.

23. Karpov, B. G. Accuracy of Drag Measurements as a Function of

Number and Distribution of Timing Stations. Aberdeen
Proving Ground: BRL R-658, Nov 1947 .

24. Bull, Gerald V. Aeronautical Studies in the Aeroballistics Range .

Canadian Armament Research and Development Establishment
Report No. 302/57, July 1957.

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.. APPENDIX

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Design of the Transonic Range

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 APPENDIX

Design of the Transonic Range

In this section, an attempt has been made to enumerate some of the

thoughts and plans which were incorporated in the design of the Transonic
Range. When this l.arge range was being contemplated in 1944, the smaller
2
Free Flight Aerodynamics Range was already successfully producing data.
However, it was desirable to have a range large enough to allow the
study of the properties of full scale service projectiles in free flight.

In order to use the methods and theories available to obtain desired

aerodynamic parameters this new large range had to produce certain records.
These were:

1. A time·distance history which could give drag.

2. A record of the space coordinates of the center of gravity

which would give lift.

3. A record in two known planes of the inclination of the

axis of the missile. The period of the oscillations so recorded would
.. give moment data and the amplitudes would give damping data •

4. A record, throughout the range, of the flow characteristics

to allow aerodynamic study of flow phenomena through the velocity
range encountered. From experience, this requirement, though not
imperative, was considered very desirable.

An enclosed range was considered most efficient for the following

reasons:
1. To obtain the accuracy in final aerodynamic coefficients
and to obtain those coefficients through the solution of the
equations of motion using existing theories, it was considered
desirable to have a high density of observations in the initial
stages of flight where the yawing moti0n is usually most pronounced.

2. The instrumentation should be protected from the elements

and the range survey must have a high degree of accuracy.

3 - The practical consideration of greater ease of control

for photographic techniques necessitated a light tight
enclosure.

4. The air should be still and practically constant in its

properties.

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 The design of the enclosed range building was planned in the
following manner. Since it \oTaS desired to obtain useful inf'o.rmation
about a missile's aerodynamic properties within the transonic veloci ty
range, the problem of choking was considered. At that time, little
was known of this property with the exception that wind tunnels were
universally unreliable within certain limits near the speed of sound.
Dr. Theodore Von Karman, Chairman of Advisory Group for Aeronautical
Research and Development, NATO, suggested that a ratio of 10,000/l,
cross section of range to projectile, should be sufficient to
practically eliminate this effect in the range. Using a 3- inch
diameter shell as a basis, this meant that the unobstructed range
cross section should be at least 22 x 22 feet. Dr. Francis Clauser,
a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Ballistic
Research Laboratories, has since proved that ranges will choke in much the
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same fashion as wind tunnels • If it is desired to test projectiles
at very low velocities then it must be considered that the velocity
attainable is dependent on the range cross section and length, the
position of the launching device and the allowable proximity of
projectile to instrumentation. Furthermore, with high arcing trajectories
the photographic techniques are complicated .

To obtain a large number of experimental observations, a long

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range was desirable. It is known that the drag error varies inversely
with the square of range length i f absolute accuracy of length and time
are invarient. Also, the accurac~ of length measurement varies only
with the first pover of total distance. A long range, how·ever, again
would restrict the low range of velocities if impacts within the range
were considered impractical. Furthermore, dispersion was estimated
to vary between the first and second pover of the range length. In
the smaller Aerodynamics Range the dispersion was found to be normally
about 1-l/2 feet at 300 feet from the launcher. Using a possible figure
of 700 feet for the large range length this rule would indicate a
dispersion of about 6 feet. This figure for dispersion has proved to

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 be approximately correct. The range length was designed to be 750
feet . Financial considera tions, however, played a considerable part
..
in this limit. The range is now ll73 feet long. The last extension
of 423 feet is 1 as yet, uninstrumented except wi tb yaw cards.

The design of the apparatus for obtaining data leaned heavily

on the experience gained in the smaller, but already successfUlly
proven, Free Flight Aerodynamics Range 2

The difference in requirements for the two ranges was obvious .

The projecti~es to be fired in this large range could be 8 inches
in diameter and 5 feet in length while the maximum size for the
smaller range \.'aS about 2 inches in diameter and 10 inches in length.
The size of the field of view required in this larger range was much
greater . As discussed above, the size of clear flight space to
satisfy choking requirements, trajectory, and dispersion was to be
about 22 feet x 22 feet.

This difference suggested that direct photography might be used

instead of spark 1 shadow photography. However, the depth of field
required by a six foot dispersion and the location of the projectile
in space made this impractical. The latter, though not too complicated,
would be expensive, requiring each camera to be precision made and
mounted and a system of fiducial marks to be placed within the camera
and surveyed as such. Also, experience indicated there was value to
be obtained from the shadow photographs in which the compressible flow
phenomena could be studied throughout the f'light within the range .

Therefore, the use of spark :photography in this large range was

studied. The desired flow characteristics would be obtained and the
dispersion and depth of field problems would be lessened. With direct
shadow photography, however, the records would be l2 feet square and,
due to the large distance involved, an increase in light, over that

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obtained from the spark source then in use in the Aerodynamics Range,
would be necessary. The larger records were impractical but the motion
picture analogy solved the problem. A reflective screen was placed
at the side and top of the range aod an ordinary still camera used in
place of the eye of the audience. 'rhis technique solved one problem but
the second was intensified, since no·w the light requirement increased .
To obtain more light it was necessary to employ higher voltage and
capacity. While the Aerodynamics Ra nge used 6 KV at . 5!-!F, the larger
range was to use 15 KV at .25J..LF. This was accomplished by the use of
a confined air gap spark of the Libessart type . A picture of this gap
is presented in Figure A5. The light was now bright enough to expose
a very fast spectroscopic plate to good density; the duration, however,
was about 3 microseconds, giving a distance error of about 1/16 inch
at a projectile velocity of 2,000 ft/sec .

The Transonic Range building was thus designed and completed and
the basic instrumentation contracted for in 1947 and has, at present,
been in successful full- scale operation for about eight years.
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12. FIGURES

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 Fig. A4 View of Spark Box (Light Source)
and Camera Set-up.

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Fig. A5 - Confined Air Gap Spark
(Libessart Type)
 Fig . A6 - Range Survey Set-Up
Showing Taping Operation over primary bench marks

Fig A7 - Range Survey Set-Up

Showing mobile stand for theodolite positioned over •
primary bench mark.

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 Fig. A8 - Ref~ective Strip for Photocell Light Trigger
(Just preceding each ~arge reflective screen)

• Fig. A9 - Photocell Unit. Note Two cylindrical

lenses for collimation of light sheet.

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Fig . AlO - Example of dual she.dowgraph obtained by discharge

of two sparks with short interval of time between them. 20mm projectile .

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 Fig . All - Microflash (Direct Photography) Set-Up .
Showing double camera and light source

Fig . Al2 - Microflash (Direct Photograph).

Velocity: Approx. 985 ft./sec.
Mach No.: Approx . . 88
Fig . Al3 - ?-k>saic (Multiple Plate ) Set Up. Showing Small
Spark in Ceiling Above Plate Table

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Fig. Al4- Large Mosaic (Multiple Plate). Shadowgraph
of Finned Cone Cylinder
Velocity: Approx. ll70 ft/sec
Mach No .: Approx. 1 .04

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 Fig . Al6 - Exterior of Instrument Shelter

.. Fig. Al7 - Interior View of Instrument Shelter

Showing control console and electronic counters.
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Fig. Al8 - Exterior View of T-;mperature Controlled

Magazine and Loading Facility

Fig. Al9 - Torsion Pendulum

Physical Measurements Section
(105 mm Shell Suspended)

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Fig . A21 - Shadowgraph of 90mm Cone Cylinder

Velocity: Approx. 1128 ft/sec
Mach No . : Approx. 1 . 0

Fig. A22 - ~owgra:ph of 9Qmn Finned Projectile

Velocity: Approx. 3350 ft/sec
Mach No.: Approx. 2 .95

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Fig . A23 - Shadowgraph

90mm Projectile -with Special Research Cone
for Boundary Layer Transition Study.
Velocity: Approx. 2414 ft/sec
Mach No.: Approx. 2.15

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 Fig. A24 - Shadowgraph of Burning Rocket
Velocity: Approx. 1200 ft/ sec
Mach No .: Approx. 1. o6

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Fig. A25 - Sha.dowgraph of Delta Wing

Aircraf't Model
Velocity: Approx. 1570
Mach No.: Approx. 1.4

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 Fig. A26 - Direct or Microflash Photograph
of 155mm Projectile
Velocity: Approx. 630 ft/sec
Mach No.: Approx . • 55

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 Fig. A27 - Enlarged Brint From l6mm Fastax
Motion picture film showing finned
projectile and separation of plastic
sabot fragments .

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Fig. A28 - Enlarged Print From Fastax

Motion picture film using "Smear"
" technique. Projectile may be seen
emerging from plastic sabot.

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Reduction Section

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